《Chasing the Light》


 CH 1

    The script spread out on the coffee table turned to another page. Liang Xincheng wrote a line under the long string of lines, followed by the silent recitation in his heart.


    His agent Liu Fan pushed the door and came in, but Liang Xincheng did not pay attention to him, his attention was still on the script in front of him. He didn¡¯t look up until the shutter sounded, Liu Fan smiled at him before putting away his phone.


    Liang Xincheng frowned: ¡°What are you doing taking my picture?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about this,¡± Liu Fan sat down next to him and took a glance at the script: ¡°You¡¯re still doing your homework?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll join the group next month, so I¡¯ll familiarize myself with it in advance. We said that we will sign the contract tomorrow, right? What time did you make the appointment?¡±


    ¡°I come here just to talk to you about this¡­That, the film side seems to have backtracked. Let¡¯s talk about it slowly, I asked someone to inquire about it, your role is estimated to be cut off.¡±


    Liu Fan¡¯s words were a little tangled. Aside from this film being a rare good resource, it was definitely unpleasant to have them change their mind like this. Unfortunately, he himself was not that great, and Liang Xincheng¡¯s popularity was not big enough to make the producer want it to be him.


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s hand holding the pen paused. He lightly pursed the corners of his lips before asking Liu Fan: ¡°Who will replace me?¡±


    ¡°Ding Yao, the newcomer promoted by Shengxing Entertainment.¡±


    Liang Xincheng had never heard of this name: ¡°What does he look like? Do you have a photo?¡±


    Liu Fan reluctantly took out his mobile phone and showed him the Baidu page. The boy in the photo was in his early twenties, with a round face and big eyes. He pursed his lips and smiled, revealing a dimple on one side. He was a completely different type from Liang Xincheng.


    ¡°He¡¯s playing the young king? What did the producers think?¡± The question was asked by Liang Xincheng, but feeling that his question was quite redundant, he let out a laugh.


    Even if the look and temperament were not suitable for the lonely and cold protagonist in the film, but as long as there were people to support him, there was no question of not being able to play the role. The rules of this circle were always the capital.


    Liu Fan apparently thought so too, so he gossiped with him casually: ¡°Ding Yao has acted in a movie before. Shengxing¡¯s own big production. A new person who came out of nowhere and got the second male lead role. Tsk, tsk, I heard that he has a close relationship with their company boss, you know.¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t gossip much about other people¡¯s business, so he put together the script and didn¡¯t reveal too much about the regret in his heart. It seemed as if he was used to it.


    Liu Fan looked at him as if he had given up completely so he quickly reminded him: ¡°You don¡¯t give up, yet. The producer side hasn¡¯t said that it is certain that there would be no chance for you. Let¡¯s not be in a hurry. They can find a way to get the role, why can¡¯t we? Our company and Shengxing are both investors in this film. It doesn¡¯t make sense that they have the final say, right? Why don¡¯t¡­you also go and talk to the big boss? Ask him to come forward?¡±


    It turned out that this was what Liu Fan really wanted to say. Liang Xincheng was not surprised that his manager would have such an idea. Just like before, the company gave him the opportunity to audition and the director and producers were so satisfied with his performance that they almost booked him on the spot, but Liu Fan felt he was relying on their big boss¡¯ face.


    ¡°There are nearly 100 signed artists in the company, when did the big boss become my manager?¡±


    Liu Fan ignored the sneer between Liang Xincheng¡¯s words and smiled sarcastically, ¡°You are different from others, ah¡­¡±


    That little ambiguous ridicule in his tone, only a fool couldn¡¯t hear it.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t care much. His eyes fell on the title of the cover of the script and he paused for a moment. After a while, he said softly, ¡°I¡¯ll try it.¡±


    Liu Fan patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction: ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go to the restaurant to eat something, then pack up after eating. There is a schedule for the afternoon.¡±


    ¡°What with the sudden schedule?¡± Liang Xincheng was a little dissatisfied. Liu Fan was an average manager and the work he got for him was messy and often without plans, but he was still polite. If he really didn¡¯t want to do it, Liu Fan would try his best to push him to do it. This probably¡­was also because of the face of the big boss.


    ¡°Xia Yuanhang¡¯s new film premiere. You go to the stage to give him flowers. I have already spoken to his side.¡±


    Liang Xincheng: ¡°¡­¡±


    Among the jobs that Liu Fan helped him with, the most unreliable ones were almost all related to Xia Yuanhang. Sitting in the nanny car that was going to the premiere, Liang Xincheng looked at his face with the delicate makeup in the mirror in the assistant¡¯s hand. The corners of his mouth opened with a vague smile as he asked Liu Fan, ¡°Are you sure he¡¯s okay with me going to steal the limelight?¡±


    ¡°They brought it up on their own initiative. They hope you will stir up the topic to increase the popularity.¡±


    Liang Xincheng lowered his eyes, hiding the sarcasm in his eyes.


    He and Xia Yuanhang became popular at the same time because they acted in a TV series with two male leads with ambiguous relationships. The CP became popular from the show to the outside, which also made them popular. The agents of both sides tasted the sweetness and hit the deal. In the nearly one year since the broadcast ended, they had been buying marketing and water army to help them hype it. Today was not their first ¡®mutual help¡¯. The benefits were obvious; even though they had no representative works to offer after that, their popularity was growing.


    In fact, Liang Xincheng had always felt that Xia Yuanhang had suffered a lot from the CP of him and himself. Xia Yuanhang was, at any rate, a serious professional. Before becoming popular, he had acted in several movies and TV series with good reputation. Even if it was just a small supporting role, he might become popular one day. There was no need to hype in this way.


    And he himself, before this, was nothing more than an inconspicuous extra who roamed around the major studios.


    A large number of fans and various media had gathered at the premiere. Liang Xincheng entered from the back door as a mysterious guest so he did not see Xia Yuanhang.


    He was taken to the lounge by the staff and sat down as he browsed Weibo boredly. Xia Yuanhang posted a publicity post for today¡¯s premiere more than half an hour ago, with a selfie. It was so handsome that Liang Xincheng stared at the photo for a while before slowly scrolling past it.


    Halfway through the media conference, someone finally came to call Liang Xincheng on stage. He took the flowers handed by the staff and was led to the front hall.


    The host¡¯s voice excitedly invited Liang Xincheng to come to the stage. Unexpectedly, there were high-decibel screams from fans and the constant shutter sound. Liang Xincheng walked up calmly and handed the flower in his hand to Xia Yuanhang. He did not miss the flash of surprise in the other party¡¯s eyes. Averting his eyes, he took the microphone handed to him by the host.


    After briefly introducing himself and greeting, he was asked why he showed up today. Liang Xincheng smiled and looked at Xia Yuanhang, who had already recovered from his initial surprise and hooked his shoulders, even answering for him: ¡°I invited Xincheng. I¡¯m very happy that he came here, especially because he is so busy.¡±


    ¡°Your premiere is more important.¡± Liang Xincheng answered fluently.


    Liang Xincheng briefly said a few words and then left the stage. His task for today had been mostly completed. Next, he would watch the movie with Xia Yuanhang and then his work would be over.


    Half an hour later, the media conference ended. Xia Yuanhang, who went backstage to change clothes, held back the anger in his voice and questioned his agent, ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree not to hype the CP anymore? Why did it happen again today?¡±


    The agent patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: ¡°Take it easy, I¡¯m doing it for your own good. The film¡¯s preliminary publicity didn¡¯t reach the expected target, the film studio is also anxious and angry. Two days ago they discussed with me whether to speculate on a scandal or something. I just thought why not hype the relationship between you and Liang Xincheng, it¡¯s better than hyping up you and the female lead¡¯s relationship right?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t say anything anymore. He changed his clothes in silence and before leaving the lounge, he finally reminded his agent: ¡°There is no next time, I would rather stir up scandals between a man and a woman.¡±


    T/N: I picked up another story. This time it¡¯s a light-hearted showbiz one. I actually really like this one despite there are some bad reviews hahaha As mentioned, it¡¯s a very light story and also it¡¯s one of the earliest written by BJZ, so there are some part that I think your brain needs to be offline when reading this. So, don¡¯t think too much when reading this. Read it for the fluff and romance! But believe me, this is one is good despite all of this.


    By the way, currently, the update for this will be sporadic. I¡¯ll figure out the update once RES completed (there are only 18 chapters for RES)


    Happy reading everyone!

 CH 2

    When Xia Yuanhang reappeared, his face was still full of spring and bright smiles. The unpleasant argument that occurred backstage did not show on his face in the slightest


    ¡°Good luck at the box office.¡±


    ¡°Thanks.¡±


    This scene was dutifully captured by the surrounding mobile phone cameras, but no one heard the politeness and alienation hidden between these two sentences.


    Liang Xincheng was arranged to sit with Xia Yuanhang. After sitting down, they exchanged a few formal greetings, and when the lights in the auditorium were dimmed, they stopped talking. No one would pay attention to them at this time, so those were enough.


    Just now while waiting for the movie to start, Liang Xincheng refreshed his Weibo again, and sure enough his appearance had made the popular headlines, with countless fans cheering and buzzing about the relationship between him and Xia Yuanhang, almost overwhelming everyone.


    He knew there were many fans on the internet who wanted him and Xia Yuanhang to have some ambiguous stories to satisfy their fantasies, and that was what they were speculating about. There were also many people who scolded them for being vulgar and wanting to be red and crazy, but they did indeed rely on these popularity.


    But what was shown to the eyes of outsiders and fans was all fake. Maybe one day this bubble would burst, and no one knew how many people would go crazy by then.


    When the opening credits appeared, Liang Xincheng¡¯s distant thoughts gradually returned to him, and when Xia Yuanhang wearing his high school uniform appeared on the big screen, his eyelashes trembled slightly; his expression was blurred and hidden in the darkness.


    This was a youth romance from youth to adulthood. The scene of the student days accounted for almost two-thirds of the film. The eighteen-year-old male protagonist in the film was confident and flamboyant, and he was devoted to the girl he loved. Liang Xincheng had seen the eighteen-year-old Xia Yuanhang in real life, when he was more flamboyant and dazzling than the protagonist in the film, but his gaze never stopped for anyone.


    He and Xia Yuanhang¡¯s CP became popular not only because their managers spared no effort in hyping the CP, but also because of the little relationship between them in the past. He and Xia Yuanhang were actually from the same high school, and Xia Yuanhang was two years older than him.


    In the stories made up by those fans, he and Xia Yuanhang had staged many romantic and touching legends in their high school days. In fact, when he was a student, he knew Xia Yuanhuang. Xia Yuanhang was the school grass and he was a heartthrob in the eyes of girls. However, Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t know that there was a certain ordinary and unremarkable student among the junior students of the second grade.


    Maybe it was because he was not able to watch the film he acted in, Xia Yuanhang was a little absent-minded. He turned his head inadvertently, his gaze swept over Liang Xincheng beside him, noticing his side face in the darkness staring intently at the big screen. There was a slight pause before he quickly turned his eyes away.


    After the premiere, Liang Xincheng and Xia Yuanhang greeted each other before leaving immediately. Perhaps, the fans expected them to go to dinner together or something, but that was beyond the original business scope of the day, so both of them wouldn¡¯t be happy with it.


    On the way back, leaning back in the seat with eyes closed tiredly, Liang Xincheng remembered that he could probably rest for a while. The new project was robbed so the original plan was all disrupted. Plus, it was not so easy to find another film to fill the slot.


    Liu Fan murmured beside him: ¡°It¡¯s true that you guys can¡¯t go on like this all the time. I heard that Xia Yuanhang himself seems to have a lot of opinions. It¡¯s time to stop hyping the CP. The role of the young king will definitely become popular. If you play it well, it may be representative work¡­¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t answer, he also wanted this role and this drama, but what was the use of wanting it? Good luck never seemed to be on his side.


    After resting at home for two days, Liang Xincheng, who only woke up at noon this day, yawned and went to the kitchen to make coffee. He clicked on Weibo to take a look. Unexpectedly found that there was a new Weibo post on his account last night.


    Two simple facial expressions plus a photo, which was captured by Liu Fan two days ago when he was reading the script. Because of the high resolution photo, people could clearly see the words on the script when they enlarged it, which were the lines he had underlined at the time.


    The fans in the comments had long been crazy about it. This drama was an adaptation of a big IP, a big production directed by a big director. Before this, various marketing accounts had been attracting fans, and now the leading actor broke the news to many people. And yet, there had been no official announcement about it. So, many fans were eagerly looking forward to it.


    Now that this photo was released, it could be regarded as a real hammer. Tags like #Liang Xincheng young County King# were also on the top of the hot search and all major entertainment official blogs and popular marketing accounts were reposting; his confirmed role as young Country King was all over the place.


    Liang Xincheng instantly understood Liu Fan¡¯s intentions. He posted on Weibo and he bought these marketing accounts and posts.


    ¡°What¡¯s the use of doing this? If the role is robbed, it¡¯s robbed. Can you grab it back doing this?¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s WeChat message was sent, and Liu Fan quickly called: ¡°I asked you to talk to the big boss but you don¡¯t care, so I can only work harder for you. We call it ¡®strike first to gain the initiative¡¯.¡±


    ¡°Do you think you can get the producers to compromise by buying some water army and press releases and stirring things up?¡±


    ¡°How do you know if you don¡¯t try? Besides, are we not allowed to do the same when they were the one who put us in an awkward situation? Even if the role is robbed, we also have to let the receiver take off a layer of skin first.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was speechless. Although Liu Fan¡¯s words were blunt, they were true. It was really disgusting to say this, although it was actually the norm in this circle.


    After hesitating, he said helplessly: ¡°Since you said that the other party has a close relationship with Shengxing¡¯s boss, do you think he would be so easy to deal with? Don¡¯t make it worse than it is worth.¡±


    ¡°What are you afraid of? Those with bare feet are not afraid of those who wear shoes.¡±1


    Liu Fan really didn¡¯t think the other party was capable. Even with Shengxing¡¯s boss backing him up, wouldn¡¯t Liang Xincheng also have their big boss behind him? The big boss would never watch Liang Xincheng¡¯s role being robbed and him being bullied, right?


    Besides, Liang Xincheng was a popular fresh meat in the eyes of the public. That Ding Yao, was there such a person in the eyes of the public?


    Things were developing faster than Liang Xincheng imagined. Within two days of their move, the movie¡¯s Weibo officially announced that Ding Yao would be playing the leading role of the young Country King. When the Weibo was sent out, Liang Xincheng¡¯s fans who were full spirit seemed to be poured with a pot of cold water. After being confused, they quickly organized their fighting force and rolled up their sleeves to tear at Ding Yao¡¯s Weibo and the movie¡¯s official Weibo.


    This was not without the rhythm of the water army bought by Liu Fan while the various marketing numbers fanning the flames. Liang Xincheng¡¯s fans were outraged, why their gege¡¯s role was robbed by an unknown newcomer.


    The newcomer had a strong background and brought capital into the group, relying on the big backers and the big financial backer. In the first film, the original actor for the second male lead was kicked out from the production. Now, the same trick was repeated, bullying Liang Xincheng who was helpless. It was really intolerable.


    So Ding Yao¡¯s all kinds of black material, either true or false, including the unspoken rules of being kept by a gold master was circulated by Liang Xincheng¡¯s fans on Weibo and various forums. He had already turned black before he became popular.


    Liang Xincheng felt that this rhythm was not quite right, but Liu Fan¡¯s eyes turned red with a posture of vowing to get rid of Ding Yao. Liang Xincheng couldn¡¯t persuade him so he didn¡¯t bother. Although Liu Fan had done a bit too much, their original intentions were indeed valid. Ding Yao did use extraordinary means to snatch his role, and he was not wronged.


    He sympathized with others, but who would sympathize with him?


    barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom); fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in powe

 CH 3

    The last bit of stock in the fridge had finished. Liang Xincheng changed into an unremarkable sweater, put on a hat and mask and went out, planning to go to the supermarket in the commercial center not far from his residence.


    He could have asked his assistant to do the shopping for him, but after being idle at home for a few days, he wanted to get some fresh air and didn¡¯t intend to bother others.


    There were many people in the mall on the weekend, so Liang Xincheng lowered the brim of his hat even more and went into Starbucks to buy a cup of coffee.


    When ordering, someone came from behind and asked the clerk for tissues. Hearing the familiar voice, Liang Xincheng subconsciously turned his head to meet Xia Yuanhang¡¯s gaze.


    Xia Yuanhang frowned slightly when he unexpectedly saw him. Liang Xincheng nodded at him and turned around, intending to pretend not to know each other since they had no personal relationship anyway.


    Though, after ordering, Xia Yuanhang unexpectedly called him: ¡°Let¡¯s talk a little, it won¡¯t take you long.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t come alone, but with a few friends. Instead of taking Liang Xincheng to the group of friends, he found a table in another corner and sat down.


    Liang Xincheng took off his mask and absentmindedly took a sip of coffee. When he met Xia Yuanhang¡¯s scrutinizing eyes across the table, he asked him: ¡°What do you want to talk about?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve gone out of line enough with Ding Yao¡¯s matter. Stop it, ba. Let¡¯s be easy with him and forgive him..¡±


    Liang Xincheng raised his eyebrows unexpectedly: ¡°Ding Yao is your friend? I thought you were not a nosy person.¡±


    ¡°We are in the same company. He¡¯s just a newcomer, he can¡¯t get in your way. So why do you have to bully and bite him?¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± Liang Xincheng trailed off, not hiding the sneer in his tone, ¡°He¡¯s just a newcomer, but he robbed me of resources by relying on the background. And yet I¡¯ve become the one who¡¯s bullying him.¡±


    ¡°And how do you know he didn¡¯t get the role by his own ability?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled with unknown meaning: ¡°Do you believe this yourself? Then again, what is his background? Even you yourself are willing to help speak for him? ¡±


    ¡°Buying water armies to fabricate unwarranted black materials and smear your opponent all over the internet, do you really think there is no problem at all with doing that?¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t think so: ¡°The first one who broke the rules was him, I just returned the favor.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s eyes darkened. He probably couldn¡¯t communicate with Liang Xincheng. After a moment of silence, he said ¡®Do what you like but don¡¯t bully people too much¡¯ before getting up to leave.


    Liang Xincheng was no longer in the mood to go to the supermarket and went straight home.


    As soon as he entered the house, he received a WeChat message from Liu Fan, asking if he was with Xia Yuanhang, saying that a passerby had photographed them and posted them on Weibo. Liang Xincheng briefly explained two sentences before clicking on Weibo to take a look. Indeed, someone photographed him and Xia Yuanhang drinking coffee together. The person who took the picture picked a good angle. The pictures were also specially edited, together with adding filters, making the atmosphere look really good.


    There were a lot of people who had fun with the photos, but no one could see the saber rattling hidden behind the seemingly lively conversation.


    Some fans even speculated whether he was in a bad mood because of the events of the past few days so Xia Yuanhang specially accompanied him to drink coffee to comfort him. Liang Xincheng almost laughed out loud. If he had a trumpet account, he might give it a like.


    Fans¡¯ associative power was very admirable, but probably no one would have thought that aside from the mutual following on Weibo, he and Xia Yuanhang would not have any other contact methods, let alone the so-called personal relationship.


    The dispute between him and Ding Yao was not over yet. In the afternoon, Shengxing issued a statement and a lawyer¡¯s letter on the company¡¯s official Weibo, suing several influential marketing accounts for slander and defamation, saying that they would settle the matter through legal channels.


    The director of the film also posted on Weibo, debunking the rumor that there was no behind the scene corporation to replace the lead actor. Instead, they just chose the most suitable candidate. They released the video of Ding Yao¡¯s audition at the time.


    Liang Xincheng clicked on it. The video was not long, only five or six minutes. Ding Yao, who had changed into his costume and put on makeup, was very different from the photo on Baidu. He originally thought that Ding Yao could not play the role, but as soon as the main character in the video opened his mouth, he knew he had lost. Even though Ding Yao¡¯s look and temperament did not fit the original role as good as his, his sense of integration into the character and his line skills were better than him.


    Perhaps he should be grateful that the director gave him face and did not release his audition video together for comparison.


    As soon as this video came out, it was another round of bloodbath. Even though Liang Xincheng¡¯s fans were still very aggressive, biting down on him for playing tricks to steal the role, there were more and more onlookers who had seen the video and thought that Ding Yao was actually not bad. Moreover, Ding Yao had been blackened a bit badly in major forums in these two days, but there was no substantial evidence at all. So, more and more people thought that Liang Xincheng¡¯s team probably was the one who brought the rhythm to throw dirty water on Ding Yao. Hence, public opinion was no longer one-sided.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t care about these things. He watched the video more than ten times in just a few minutes, and unconsciously pulled a wry smile from the corner of his mouth. What Xia Yuanhang said kept replaying in his mind, ¡®And how do you know he didn¡¯t get the role by his own ability?¡¯. He was indeed too self-righteous.


    The sudden ringing of his cell phone interrupted Liang Xincheng¡¯s thoughts. Seeing the name displayed on the screen, he immediately became alert. He turned off the video and pressed the answer button, greeting in a respectful voice: ¡°President, hello.¡±


    The man¡¯s slightly cold voice came: ¡°Are you in the company now?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m at home, what do you want?¡±


    ¡°Come to the company.¡±


    Yu Mingxiu was the big boss of his company, and Liang Xincheng had to listen to what he said, so he changed his clothes and went out immediately. In half an hour, he appeared in the company¡¯s president¡¯s office.


    When he came in, Yu Mingxiu was teasing the goldfish in the glass fish tank in the corner, slightly tilting his waist and bending his upright figure in a nice arc. His side profile lines outlined a tough aura.


    Liang Xincheng stopped at a distance from him and greeted him calmly.


    There were so many rumors about the ambiguity between him and Yu Mingxiu in the outside world that even his manager misunderstood that they really had something going on.


    Yu Mingxiu was indeed a very attractive man. He looked young and promising, but he was too unreachable for Liang Xincheng. He was grateful to Yu Mingxiu. He helped him climb from the inconspicuous film actor to today¡¯s position. But the deal between him and Yu Mingxiu was just that he cooperated with Yu Mingxiu to play the role he needed and Yu Mingxiu would help him in his career, that was all.


    Yu Mingxiu stood up straight after feeding the fish, looking at Liang Xincheng and asking him: ¡°I heard people say that you had a very unpleasant quarrel with Shengxing¡¯s people these days because of a role in Deng Peng¡¯s movie?¡±


    Deng Peng was the director who posted a Weibo to support Ding Yao. Liang Xincheng never thought that Yu Mingxiu would be so interested in his own affairs that he called him to the company to ask about it. Although he didn¡¯t understand the reason, he still answered honestly: ¡°Originally we were about to sign a contract, but the film crew suddenly backtracked and the role was replaced by the newcomer from Shengxing, Ding Yao. Liu-ge and I wanted to see if we could use the public opinion to get it back, but things went wrong.¡±


    Their company also invested in Deng Peng¡¯s film, so Liang Xincheng had the opportunity to audition at the beginning, but the company didn¡¯t seem to care much about this project. He was on his own when the role was set. Later, his role was robbed of him but the company still didn¡¯t do much. He and Liu Fan were both struggling.


    Liu Fan asked him to speak to Yu Mingxiu. But actually, between him and the President, the President had always contacted him unilaterally. Even when he was needed, he didn¡¯t have much say in it.


    ¡°You really caused me a lot of trouble,¡± Yu Mingxiu casually threw the fishing net to the side and walked back to the table to take off the coat from the hanger: ¡°Come with me to dinner.¡±


    Liang Xincheng subconsciously asked: ¡°What dinner?¡±


    Yu Mingxiu glanced at him with a half-smile: ¡°To see the President of Shengxing and Ding Yao, you have offended the wrong person, you have to apologize in person.¡±

 CH 4

    Sitting in Yu Mingxiu¡¯s car, Liang Xincheng was very sensible and didn¡¯t ask any further questions. Although he didn¡¯t understand why they would make such a fuss and disturb their big boss to personally take him to apologize when it was just about two actors from the two companies competing for resources, but it was him who caused the problem. So, when Yu Mingxiu said he had to apologize, he had to bow his head.


    Yu Mingxiu took Liang Xincheng to a very high-end private club restaurant. Immediately after entering the door, a welcome lady came to lead them upstairs, saying that their guests had already arrived first.


    This was not the first time that Liang Xincheng had met Du Shen, the President of Shengxing. Apart from meeting at two public fashion dinner parties, Yu Mingxiu also took him to the gatherings of rich young masters and sons that he attended privately. Du Shen was also present, but Liang Xincheng had always thought that this President Du had no relationship with his boss.


    Du Shen was very young; a typical young talent. His appearance was not inferior to that of most male artists in this circle that Liang Xincheng had seen. The handsome little boy sitting beside him who was smiling and talking with him looked mediocre as a foil to him.


    When Yu Mingxiu and Du Shen exchanged greetings without embarrassment, Liang Xincheng noticed that the person sitting next to Du Shen was Ding Yao. He was no different from the one in the photo, with clean eyes, looking very much like the kind of naive and unworldly rich young master. Maybe those things that Liu Fan gossiped about were indeed rumors.


    Ding Yao took the initiative to greet Liang Xincheng, smiling sincerely, as if he didn¡¯t hold any grudges against him because of the unpleasant things on the Internet.


    After sitting down, Yu Mingxiu looked at Du Shen and said straight to the point: ¡°This time, the people in my company did something wrong. I brought him here to apologize to you. You have the final say on what to do.¡±


    The big boss had opened his mouth so Liang Xincheng could only stand up consciously, and went to pour wine for Du Shen and Ding Yao.


    Du Shen¡¯s expression was cold and indifferent as he watched Liang Xincheng¡¯s courteousness. Only when it was Ding Yao¡¯s did he remind him in a cold voice, ¡°He doesn¡¯t drink.¡±


    Liang Xincheng immediately switched to fruit juice, helping Ding Yao to fill it up and then raised his own glass to apologize to them: ¡°I was a mean person before. I have eyes but fail to see Taishan Mountain1 so I¡¯m sorry for the offense. Please forgive me, President Du and Teacher Ding.¡±


    Regardless of whether Ding Yao was older or younger than him, it was always correct to call ¡®Teacher¡¯ among colleagues.


    After the words were said, he drained his glass of wine in one breath very quickly.


    Ding Yao quickly stood up with a blushing face, seemingly embarrassed: ¡°No, no, you just call me by my name. It was all a misunderstanding. I didn¡¯t know that you were about to sign a contract with them before. I mean it, I really feel sorry¡­ ¡±


    ¡°All right Yao Yao,¡± Du Shen interrupted Ding Yao, ¡°Sit down.¡±


    Ding Yao wrinkled his nose and hesitantly sat back down, pulling on Du Shen¡¯s clothes and persuading him in a whisper, ¡°Uncle, forget it, it¡¯s so embarrassing.¡±


    Liang Xincheng thought so it was like this. It turned out that this Ding Yao was actually Shengxing¡¯s prince. He and Liu Fan had indeed found the wrong target for the battle.


    Du Shen ignored Ding Yao. He glanced at Liang Xincheng who was standing there holding a cup and said to Yu Mingxiu, ¡°The apology is fine but you can¡¯t just say it like this. Let him post on Weibo and mention Yao Yao to formally apologize for this.¡±


    Liang Xincheng pursed the corners of his lips lightly. Ding Yao said, ¡°Don¡¯t bother about it so much, let¡¯s forget it¡±, but Yu Mingxiu had already agreed straightforwardly: ¡°Okay.¡±


    Liang Xincheng could only nod his head and toast with Du Shen again, who finally accepted it reluctantly.


    The atmosphere at the table after that had been very delicate. Yu Mingxiu and Du Shen chatted about their recent projects, with mostly Yu Mingxiu talking and Du Shen listening. Ding Yao occasionally interjected a few words. Liang Xincheng could not say anything, and only seriously read the situation. He was responsible for pouring wine and juice for several of them. The service was thoughtful but he himself did not eat even a few mouthfuls of food.


    In the middle of it, Du Shen answered the phone and went outside the private room. There were only the three of them left and there was nothing to say. Ding Yao buried his head in his food. Yu Mingxiu looked at him with a sudden smile and asked him, ¡°Did Yao Yao return from graduation last year?¡±


    Ding Yao raised his head, looking at Yu Mingxiu in a daze, seemed to be a little puzzled before he nodded and asked him back at the same time: ¡°Do you know me?¡±


    The smile at the corner of Yu Mingxiu¡¯s lips widened: ¡°We met when you were a child, you don¡¯t remember, ba.¡±


    Ding Yao puffed up his steamed bun face, but still couldn¡¯t remember. Yu Mingxiu smiled and sighed: ¡°When you were a child, you would ask me for candy as soon as you saw me, you really don¡¯t remember anything?¡±


    Liang Xincheng made an excuse to go to the bathroom and closed the door before finally being able to catch his breath. Just now, he drank too much wine without eating anything to cushion his stomach. Actually, his stomach was very uncomfortable now. He was retching at the sink for a while but couldn¡¯t vomit anything, so he had to smile bitterly.


    The three people outside were either rich people or powerful big bosses. He couldn¡¯t afford to offend anyone. He deserved to pretend to be a grandson.


    After staying in the bathroom for more than ten minutes, Liang Xincheng opened the door and came out. Ding Yao had already left first. Yu Mingxiu and Du Shen were sitting at the end of the table; one was smoking a cigarette and looking at the other intently. The expression on his face could not be clearly seen behind the smoke, while the other one was eating gracefully without seemingly being affected at all.


    Liang Xincheng calmly took this slightly weird scene into his eyes. He walked up to Yu Mingxiu and sat down again, wanting to continue pouring wine for him. Yu Mingxiu twisted out his cigarette to stop Liang Xincheng¡¯s action. He took his bowl to help him serve a bowl of soup, while reminding him: ¡°Don¡¯t bother, eat something.¡±


    Liang Xincheng took the bowl and said ¡®thank you¡¯ before obediently bowing his head to drink the soup. Du Shen on the opposite side seemed to glance at them, but Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t care. No matter how stupid he was, he finally knew for whom Yu Mingxiu asked him to cooperate in acting for more than a year. Since the big boss was willing to act, then he just needs to accompany him. Anyway, acting was his job.


    After the dinner, Du Shen was picked up by his driver, and Liang Xincheng followed Yu Mingxiu out of the restaurant in silence. While waiting for the driver to drive over, Yu Mingxiu reminded him in a cold voice: ¡°Remember to post an apology on Weibo when you get back, and be sincere in your tone.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded: ¡°I know.¡±


    No matter how unhappy he was in his heart, he could only choose to give in on this matter.


    Yu Mingxiu glanced at him. Seeing him lowering eyebrows, his tone was no longer so blunt: ¡°If the film is gone, it¡¯ll be gone. I will ask someone to arrange a new one for you. If you obey the rules, the company will not treat you unfairly.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded again: ¡°Thank you, President.¡±


    This time it was a little more sincere.


    The driver stopped the car in front of them and Yu Mingxiu gestured to Liang Xincheng: ¡°Get in, I¡¯ll take you back.¡±


    Someone in another group coming out after them whistled softly, bumping Xia Yuanhang¡¯s shoulder beside him and teasing him: ¡°Isn¡¯t that your ¡®lover¡¯? Why don¡¯t you go say hello, ah? The one next to him is their company¡¯s president, ba?¡±


    Another person laughed and answered: ¡°You were not here at noon. We met him once in the mall. Obviously a bunch of us were together, but only the two of them were on the hot search. Those who aren¡¯t popular really don¡¯t have human rights, ah¡±


    It was rare to bump into friends once, but he bumped into Liang Xincheng twice in one day. Xia Yuanhang, who was ridiculed by his friends, didn¡¯t have much expression on his face. This time, he didn¡¯t go to greet Liang Xincheng again, only watching the expensive luxury car go away.


    When other people casually asked about their relationship, Xia Yuanhang twitched the corner of his mouth and said calmly, ¡°It¡¯s just a partner for cooperation. It¡¯s nothing more.¡±


    T/N: Tomorrow got an update too!


    fail to recognize a great person

 CH 5

    As soon as Liang Xincheng got home, he received a call from Liu Fan. Liu Fan said helplessly that they could not continue with the matter against Ding Yao. He had just been lectured by the talent director, telling them not to cause trouble for the company: ¡°The company is evil, right? Their own artists are being bullied but they don¡¯t give a shit. And now, they won¡¯t allow us to fight back, what the hell.¡±


    Listening to Liu Fan¡¯s complaints, Liang Xincheng, who was a little drunk, leaned back into the sofa with his eyes closed and answered him after a while: ¡°I know, President told me. Don¡¯t worry about this matter, just leave it like this.¡±


    Liu Fan choked for a moment, and asked hesitantly, ¡°Are you with President now?¡±


    ¡°No, he has gone back.¡±


    ¡°Then¡­ what does President mean, ah?¡±


    Liang Xincheng closed his eyes and asked him rhetorically: ¡°Liu-ge, didn¡¯t you inquire about your opponent¡¯s trump card before you did your job?¡±


    ¡°What cards?¡±


    Liang Xincheng lost interest in talking further, only leaving the sentence: ¡°That¡¯s it, this matter ends here. You don¡¯t have to care about this,¡± and hung up the phone.


    Afterwards, he clicked on Weibo, quickly edited some words before clicking send. He also changed the account password. After finishing these, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t take another look and immediately turned off the phone.


    When he turned on the phone again at noon the next day, several missed calls and WeChat messages from Liu Fan flooded in instantly, asking him angrily why he had to post an apology on Weibo, and why he had to change the password so that he could not log in there.


    Liang Xincheng stirred the freshly soaked instant noodles as he replied slowly: ¡°It was the President who wanted me to post an apology on Weibo, I can¡¯t help it. In the future, I will take care of my Weibo by myself. Save some energy.¡±


    Liu Fan¡¯s phone call soon came, sounding annoyed as he asked him: ¡°President really asked you?¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Liang Xincheng took a sip of the noodles. After falling asleep, there seemed to be nothing to worry about yesterday. He said indifferently: ¡°It¡¯s just a post on Weibo, there will be no loss of meat.¡±


    ¡°Why did the big boss ask you to do this?¡±


    ¡°How can I casually talk about what the big boss wanted me to do,¡± Liang Xincheng laughed, ¡°But let me remind you, Liu-ge. Even if you offend a big boss in the future, don¡¯t offend Shengxing¡¯s people, especially Shengxing¡¯s President and Ding Yao. Do you understand?¡±


    Liu Fan was speechless, he had asked someone to inquire about it last night; very few people knew that Ding Yao was the prince of Shengxing, but it was not like that there was no wind at all. It was only his own fault that he took it for granted before and didn¡¯t inquire about it clearly. As for why their big boss was afraid of Shengxing¡¯s people, he really couldn¡¯t understand.


    ¡°Forget it, since that¡¯s what the big boss wanted, then that¡¯s the only way to do it. Ding Yao forwarded your Weibo and followed you. His attitude is quite good. You should follow him back later. You should always do your best to save face. Also, if you don¡¯t let me manage it for you, I don¡¯t care, but you should be careful and don¡¯t post nonsense on it.¡±


    ¡°Got it.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, Liang Xincheng took a look on Weibo. Sure enough, not long after he posted on Weibo last night, Ding Yao forwarded it and followed him.


    @Ding Yao: Thank you Xincheng-ge for your compliments, no need to apologize, it¡¯s just a little misunderstanding, please support Brother Xincheng more [heart] // @Liang Xincheng: Because of some misunderstandings, I have brought trouble and bad influence to @Ding Yao, and hereby sincerely apologize to him. Please pay more attention to his work and support his new movie. He is a great actor.


    His apology on Weibo really made many fans angry, and some even decided not to be his fans anymore. Fortunately, Ding Yao gave him a face-saving step down, and Liu Fan dutifully found marketing accounts to take the rhythm as soon as possible, trying to brainwash people that he and Ding Yao were actually good friends. The disputes on the internet on the other hand, were all caused by people with a mind to sow discord, which ultimately minimized the negative impact.


    Liang Xincheng clicked on the follow back button and when he entered Ding Yao¡¯s Weibo homepage, he found that Xia Yuanhang had liked the Weibo post he forwarded. Liang Xincheng narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly felt that this was really interesting.


    He and Xia Yuanhang had a lot of interaction on Weibo but they were basically done by the agents of both parties. However, this one ¡®like¡¯ was obviously not within the business scope agreed upon. Even their CP fans had happily said that Xia Yuanhang was doing this to support him, but what Xia Yuanhang liked was actually Ding Yao¡¯s forwarded post; what he wanted to express was probably the opposite.


    Liang Xincheng knew that Xia Yuanhang looked down on him, but he rarely showed it before. This time, because of Ding Yao, Xia Yuanhang came to warn himself, which was already very out of line with his character. Now he took the initiative to like Ding Yao¡¯s post. This move to please the prince of the company was too obvious.


    Of course, this had nothing to do with him.


    The disputes on the Internet would not subside so quickly, but there would be no big waves. Liang Xincheng quitted Weibo and stopped paying attention to these messy things.


    Half a month later, his next project was finally settled. Liu Fan came over with the script and told him with great enthusiasm that he had gotten a big project invested by their company; a second male lead lead in a suspenseful crime solving drama. This time it would not go wrong.


    ¡°The male lead has already been decided. It¡¯s Xie Qinfeng1. Your role is the second male lead. You¡¯ll be acting as Xie Qinfeng¡¯s apprentice. You have a lot of scenes with him. In the end, you sacrifice yourself in the line of duty. you can earn the audience¡¯s tears with this. It¡¯s a good opportunity.¡±


    Xie Qinfeng was a very young actor, not a few years older than Liang Xincheng, but had already won the Best Actor Award at the International Film Festival. He was an absolute leader among the new generation of actors in China, and he was also a box office guarantee. It was indeed a great opportunity to be able to act with him.


    Liang Xincheng flipped through the script that he just got, and was suddenly happy. Liu Fan winked and explained to him: ¡°Our company is the main investor for this project. I heard that the big boss personally decided on you. After this, the audition is just a formality. If someone comes out to grab it from you again, the big boss will be the first to refuse.¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t care about Liu Fan¡¯s teasing and was finally relieved. Yu Mingxiu was a person who kept his promise. He said he would arrange a new play for him so he would never lie to him.


    Liu Fan¡¯s eyes rolled, and he started to come up with new ideas, coaxing Liang Xincheng: ¡°After joining the group, you should communicate more with Xie Qinfeng. Try to build a good relationship with him.¡±


    ¡°What do you want to do?¡± Liang Xincheng glanced at Liu Fan. When saw the expression on his face, he immediately understood what he was thinking. He couldn¡¯t stand it. He knocked the script hard and asked him, ¡°Do you think I look like I came out to sell rot?¡±


    ¡°What are you saying?¡± Liu Fan patted him on the shoulder, ¡°Why are you saying it so badly? I just asked you to have a good relationship with him.¡±


    Liang Xincheng sneered: ¡°Make a good relationship so that you can choose someone else to hype up a CP? Do you think Xie Qinfeng will cooperate with you?¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t hang yourself on a tree. You don¡¯t need his cooperation if you really want to hype it. You just need to take the initiative. Just like you, if you stand next to any man, naturally there will be fans to help you pair up.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was too lazy to talk nonsense to him anymore. In fact, it was no wonder that Liu Fan thought so. His appearance was indeed too attractive; there was a natural coquettish look between his eyebrows and eyes. He was obviously a boy, but he always unconsciously exudes an unspeakable and provocative attitude. Even a simple frown and lip-biting action could stimulate the hormones of bystanders more than others.


    Even this great Manager Liu felt that if he hadn¡¯t been so straight, it would be hard not to be moved by such an ancestor every day.


    ¡°Think about it, I¡¯m seriously telling you, hitching a ride with the Movie King Xie, your popularity can definitely go up another wave.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, no need.¡±


    just a short note on the name. ñû can be pronounced as Tan or Qin actually, so I use Qin in here since it¡¯s more common

 CH 6

    The new movie was finalized very quickly, half a month later Liang Xincheng successfully joined the crew, most of the filming was in the suburbs of film and television city. He also followed the crew into a hotel near the film and television city.


    The movie was titled ¡®Wanted¡¯ and it was a very serious suspenseful crime-solving film. Xie Qinfeng acted as the male lead; a criminal police captain while Liang Xincheng acted as his little apprentice, a rookie police officer who has just joined the job and was a bit ostentatious.


    Xie Qinfeng¡¯s schedule was so full that he didn¡¯t make his first appearance in the crew until the first day of filming. He was very young, only twenty-seven years old. He was born as a child actor with more than 20 years of experience in the industry and he was full of aura. Even when he greeted the director and producer, the smile at the corner of his mouth was faint and not enthusiastic, but no one would accuse him of anything. After all, he had enough capital to be arrogant.


    The actors in the same crew all went to greet Xie Qinfeng. Some of them had ideas and also made efforts to get close, but all of them were dismissed by Xie Qinfeng with decent and polite words. Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t have any ideas that he shouldn¡¯t have. He didn¡¯t take Liu Fan¡¯s crazy words seriously at all, so he went to greet the senior in a business-like manner.


    ¡°Hello Teacher Xie, I¡¯m glad to have the opportunity to work with you. I¡¯m Liang Xincheng, who¡¯ll be playing the role of Bao Xiaopeng in the film. Please give me your guidance Teacher Xie.¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s words were sincere. He had watched a lot of Xie Qinfeng¡¯s films and he really admired this Movie King. Xie Qinfeng didn¡¯t answer. He only glanced at him, nodded, and turned to talk to his assistant.


    Liang Xincheng awkwardly retracted his outstretched hand, smiled at himself before turning and leaving.


    Although he didn¡¯t understand where he offended the Movie King, since the other party didn¡¯t want to see him, he naturally didn¡¯t bother to stick his hot face on his cold ass.


    Fortunately, this unhappiness did not affect the next filming. Xie Qinfeng was a very dedicated person and had high professional requirements. His acting skills were really good. Although Liang Xincheng felt it was very difficult to act with him and often couldn¡¯t keep up with his rhythm, but he had gained a lot. He watched the replay repeatedly in front of the director¡¯s small screen many times, and watched Xie Qinfeng¡¯s performance style, so that he learned new and different things.


    Therefore, Liang Xincheng felt that his film was worth taking. Even If the box office could really sell well, even if he would still not be popular, so what? Anyway, he didn¡¯t have many friends in this circle, so it didn¡¯t matter at all.


    One month after joining the group, it was Liang Xincheng¡¯s birthday. On that day, a small group of fans came to visit the set and gave him cakes, snacks and birthday gifts. Liang Xincheng happily accepted them. He talked to the fans for a while and asked the assistant to take the food to the set to share them. The director also asked someone to prepare a big cake for him and held a small celebration party on the set. Even though it was just doing face-saving work, Liang Xincheng was quite happy. The director even gave him half a day off.


    The fans sent him a lot of snacks that all of it couldn¡¯t be finished even after he had shared the snacks with the crews. There were still some left so Liang Xincheng simply asked his assistant to take them back to the hotel. Although he made a lot of money now, he still couldn¡¯t bear to waste it. The habit he had developed since he was a child still made him reluctant to waste it.


    On the way back to the hotel, he accidentally met Xia Yuanhang. He was filming on the set next door. It was an ancient costume film. He had been in the crew for more than half a month. The two had never met before, nor had they visited each other¡¯s classes, because it was not necessary. Xia Yuanhang no longer wanted to continue to hype their CP, and Liu Fan was also eyeing a new goal. In the future, they would no longer have to act as good brothers in front of the camera.


    Perhaps it was because he was in such a good mood today, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t know if he suddenly had a brain twitch. He would be able to live in peace if he just nodded and passed by, but he asked too much: ¡°Do you want to eat cake?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang seemed a little surprised and subconsciously glanced left and right. Liang Xincheng smiled without embarrassment: ¡°There is no reporter to take pictures¡­ Today is my birthday and fans came to visit the set and sent a lot of cakes and snacks. Don¡¯t waste it.¡±


    As he spoke, he took out a box from the assistant¡¯s hand and handed it to Xia Yuanhang: ¡°Please eat, you¡¯re welcome.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t until Liang Xincheng and his assistant walked away that Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t help frowning and handed the cake to his assistant: ¡°Here, ba.¡±


    The little girl complained bitterly: ¡°Hang-ge, don¡¯t you know that I want to lose weight.¡±


    ¡°Then you throw it away.¡±


    The little assistant looked at the brand logo on the cake box, feeling a little pity: ¡°This brand of cake is so expensive¡­¡±


    ¡°Feel free to deal with it, no need to ask me.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to do this. That person invited you to eat cake on his birthday but is not appreciated, you are really heartless ah.¡± The little girl only dared to whisper, Xia Yuanhang pretended not to hear. He didn¡¯t dare to accept this affection. Who knew if it was poisonous or not.


    Back in the hotel room, Liang Xincheng ate the cake and sent a post thanking his fans, then opened the note in his phone to record his twenty-fourth birthday wish.


    ¡°Work hard to improve your acting skills, and make a masterpiece that truly belongs to you as soon as possible, Liang Xincheng, jiayou.¡±


    On the second day after his birthday, an unexpected person came to visit Liang Xincheng and Xie Qinfeng¡¯s shooting scene. It was Ding Yao, the prince of Shengxing Entertainment.


    He came alone, wearing a hat and a mask, keeping a low profile. Few people recognized him. Liang Xincheng saw that very gentle and bright smile on Xie Qinfeng¡¯s face for the first time. Xie Qinfeng pulled Ding Yao intimately and hugged him on the shoulder: ¡°You are really here, why do you have to come to visit in such a hurry?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, ah. I¡¯ll be here for three days to shoot advertisements so I won¡¯t be in a hurry. I just came to see you. I went to see Yuanhang-ge next door just now. Your studio is quite close.¡± Ding Yao smilingly clung to Xie Qinfeng to talk, handing him the food he brought.


    Xie Qinfeng frowned when he heard the words: ¡°Didn¡¯t you come to see me specifically? Did you go to see someone else first?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so petty. Yuanhang-ge¡¯s is close to the gate, so I just went over and said hello first.¡±


    When Xie Qinfeng and Ding Yao were talking, Liang Xincheng stood not far from them drinking water, listening to their conversation sentence by sentence, and finally understood the reason why Xie Qinfeng had been picking his faults right and left the whole month. It turned out to be related to Ding Yao again.


    Having said that, Ding Yao had been filming the previous movie in another place during this period of time. He came back to Beijing to shoot an advertisement and even came to visit the class. Moreover, listening to this intimate tone, his relationship with Xie Qinfeng was quite intriguing, but this was not unusual. Xie Qinfeng had been a signed artist of Shengxing before, and he only left to open an independent studio five years ago. It was not surprising that he knew Ding Yao.


    Liang Xincheng lost interest in gossip and turned around. He was about to leave when Ding Yao suddenly stopped him and jumped over to greet him: ¡°Hello, Xincheng-ge, we meet again.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled helplessly: ¡°Hello.¡±


    He could not even understand if this kid was really stupid or pretending to be one, but why?


    The two of them exchanged pleasantries before Liang Xincheng was called to go shoot a scene. Xie Qinfeng pulled Ding Yao back to his side and reminded him: ¡°What did you get close to him? Did you forget what he did on the Internet before?¡±


    Ding Yao squinted his eyes and smiled indifferently: ¡°That¡¯s nothing. It wasn¡¯t all his fault in the first place. I understand it quite well. I¡¯m still feeling guilty about this. I don¡¯t want to grab other people¡¯s roles. He was forced by uncle to apologize publicly. Forget it. It¡¯s not easy for everyone. Besides¡­He looks really good ah, don¡¯t you think?¡±


    Xie Qinfeng raised his hand and knocked the little brat on the head:¡°You are the only one who foolishly judges people by their appearance, wait until you get screwed by him again.¡±


    T/N: This story will be updated every Monday and Wednesday starting today!

 CH 7

    After the director raised his hand and made an ¡®okay¡¯ gesture, Liang Xincheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately walked back to the director to watch the playback on the screen. He repeated the scene just now several times, playing a scene in which he awkwardly and helplessly comforted the emotional family of the victim. Because the expression was not right, it took several reshoots to finally satisfy the director.


    ¡°This time is already very good. The expression has been reduced and it looks much better. It¡¯s not as fake as before. Here¡­ it would be better to pause when saying this line.¡±


    The director patiently explained to Liang Xincheng that he was very satisfied with Liang Xincheng. Before getting in touch with Liang Xincheng and just looking at his appearance, he thought he was arrogant and difficult to communicate with. A month after shooting, he actually found that this child was actually very humble and very good at learning. He was also very serious about memorizing lines as well as had a very high expectation on himself. It was not easy for a popular fresh meat to have such a dedicated attitude as Liang Xincheng, so he was more than happy to teach him.


    Liang Xincheng stared intently at himself on the small screen, nodding earnestly when he heard what the director said. After a little hesitation, he suggested: ¡°Why not shoot again, I want to try to do the best.¡±


    The director smiled helplessly and patted him on the shoulder: ¡°Okay, you kid pursue perfection more than me. If you want to try it, then do it again.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled; what could he do if he didn¡¯t work hard? He didn¡¯t have the family background like Ding Yao, nor the talent like Xie Qinfeng. He was born to eat this bowl of rice. He couldn¡¯t even compare to Xia Yuanhang in terms of luck. He could only work harder than everyone else.


    It had been half an hour since this scene was shot and finally the most satisfying effect was achieved. Liang Xincheng was very happy. He thanked the director and went to the dressing room to change clothes for the next scene.


    Passing by the lounge dedicated to Xie Qinfeng, he saw the door was ajar, leaving a gap, Liang Xincheng subconsciously looked over there. Ding Yao closed his eyes and leaned against the sofa facing the door. He seemed to be asleep. Xie Qinfeng sat beside him, tilting his head and looking at him intently.


    Liang Xincheng stopped in his tracks, thinking that the two of them were being too careless. After a while, he turned on his mobile phone camera and pressed the camera when Xie Tanfeng approached Ding Yao. The last picture was frozen at the moment when their lips touched.


    He didn¡¯t have any extra thoughts, he took the picture by accident. Before leaving, he kindly helped the people inside to close the door tightly.


    Back at the hotel after work in the evening, Liang Xincheng took a look on Weibo. The birthday blog he posted yesterday had a record of likes and comments and many fans sent him private messages to express their love.


    Liang Xincheng was very happy. He had received very little love since he was a child, and he also had few friends. Even if these fans who said they liked him, loved him, and supported him forever would go to others after a few months or years and say the same to them, he was already very satisfied.


    Even though he initially entered this industry only for a silly thought, after so many years down the road, he had gained far more than expected. He liked acting, he had a lot of people like him, he also earned a number of money that he did not dare to think about before. For that amount of money, those things that went wrong were nothing.


    Liu Fan sent a WeChat message asking him how he was getting along with Xie Qinfeng these days. Liang Xincheng helplessly replied: ¡°You haven¡¯t given up yet?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t some fans go to visit the set yesterday? I saw the photos they took. The crew held a birthday party for you. Is Xie Qinfeng also there?Just stand by your side, ba?¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s eyes almost rolled to the sky: ¡°Why do you have the same brain circuit as those CP fans? Just being in the same frame can give you feelings? Sorry ah, Movie King Xie didn¡¯t treat me well, he didn¡¯t even eat yesterday¡¯s birthday cake. He was dragged by the director.¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t treat you well? Why?¡±


    ¡°How do I know, maybe I¡¯m born to be unpopular.¡±


    ¡°How can it be, ah. but it¡¯s not impossible to hype this photo. You really don¡¯t want to?¡±


    ¡°Just shut up, don¡¯t make trouble for nothing.¡± Liang Xincheng thought about the photos that were still lying in his mobile phone album, and felt that he would not provoke Ding Yao again unless he had a brain twitch.


    ¡°What about Xia Yuanhang?¡±


    Liu Fan¡¯s sudden turn of conversation left Liang Xincheng somewhat baffled: ¡°What does it have to do with him?¡±


    ¡°Next month, the variety show ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ will have a fresh meat special. I¡¯ve almost settled the deal for you. I heard that Xia Yuanhang will also be there. The popularity of the variety show will not be low when you two go together. Don¡¯t foolishly avoid suspicion with him.¡±


    Liang Xincheng looked at those few lines. His eyes gradually darkened, and he replied after a while: ¡°I understand, but I can¡¯t control what he does over there.¡±


    After dismissing Liu Fan, he clicked on Weibo again and searched for Raiders of Heaven. This was a popular treasure hunting variety reality show in China recently. The resident guests were all popular celebrities and the ratings and topics were very high. There had been rumors about the special series of fresh meat in the early morning. The major marketing accounts had been attracting fans and almost all the popular fresh meat were on the list.


    Liang Xincheng scrolled through it casually, and saw the following Weibo post: ¡°Xincheng and Hang-ge will definitely be on the same stage this time, but it¡¯s a pity that Movie King Xie never appears on a reality show, otherwise we would be able to see the fighting scene.¡±


    There were quite a lot of likes and comments on this Weibo post with the fans were happily discussing the triangle relationship between the three of them; Liang Xincheng scrolled through the homepage of several of them, only to learn that he and Xie Qinfeng¡¯s CP had already been there for more than a month. It started from the official group photo issued on the day of the opening ceremony, and yesterday¡¯s birthday photo pushed it to a climax. At first glance, this looked like it was planned by Liu Fan, but maybe it was because there was too little material, or maybe he himself was too disgusted, Liu Fan didn¡¯t dare to hype it too much.


    Liang Xincheng was completely speechless; no wonder Xie Qinfeng picked his thorns everywhere. It turned out that it was not only because of Ding Yao, but also because of what Liu Fan had done. It was so clear that he was trying to rub the heat, who could stand him?


    Xia Yuanhang had just finished the night scene when he received a call from his manager saying that he would be a guest in one episode of ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ and would record it at the beginning of next month. Hearing that Liang Xincheng was on the guest list, he subconsciously refused: ¡°My film hasn¡¯t finished filming yet, I¡¯ve been rushing to work. I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to spare time.¡±


    ¡°Come on. Didn¡¯t you just hear that Liang Xincheng will go so you don¡¯t want to go? You can figure it out. You really think you are a big name. You push the job that others can¡¯t even ask for. If you don¡¯t want to be tied up with Liang Xincheng, just keep your distance from him. Besides, he probably doesn¡¯t want to talk to you now. They¡¯re already eyeing Xie Qinfeng. Who would be happy to have a CP with you?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was a little surprised when he heard the words: ¡°Xie Qinfeng?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, they are not cooperating now. I think that kid Liu Fan has put his mind on Xie Qinfeng, he doesn¡¯t like you anymore. You can rest assured.¡±


    If this was the case, Xia Yuanhang was not surprised at all because it seemed to be something that a person like Liang Xincheng could do.


    ¡°Also, it is the company who asked you to participate in this show. Aside from you, Ding Yao will also go. The company wants you to take him, so you have to go.¡±


    ¡°Okay, ba,¡° When it came to Ding Yao, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s attitude had obviously softened: ¡°I¡¯ll just go. You can arrange it for me. Just stop doing what you don¡¯t have to do.¡±

 CH 8

    The recording of ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ took place at the beginning of December in a provincial capital city in the south. Liang Xincheng took three days off from the crew and flew to the recording location accompanied by his assistant.


    The program team arranged a hotel and he was the last one to arrive. The six permanent casts and six guests met in the conference room of the hotel the night before the official recording to determine the general process for the next two days. Even if it was a reality show, there was still a basic script.


    During the period, Liang Xincheng did not express any opinions. Not only that he was not familiar with the setting of the show at all, the six permanent casts were also all big-name seniors, so it was not his turn to give opinions.


    Xia Yuanhang sat with Ding Yao and another guest from their company named Liu Sheng, talking in low voices from time to time.


    Shengxing was the partner of this program. Half of the people in this so-called popular fresh meat special are from Shengxing. Except for Xia Yuanhang who was indeed popular, Ding Yao was still just a newcomer, Liu Sheng was nearly 30 years old but had not been popular, and all of them were stuck here because of their company.


    Liang Xincheng absent-mindedly listened to the program director¡¯s explanation while scrolling his phone in boredom. The person sitting next to him suddenly came closer, making the strong smell of perfume come to his face. Liang Xincheng subconsciously turned to the side and met a magnified smiling face.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Wei Xishuang, add WeChat.¡±


    This person was the last one to enter the door just now, only Liang Xincheng was left with a vacant seat next to him so he came directly to sit down. Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t notice him before. However, although he didn¡¯t know Wei Xishuang, he had heard of the name before. He was also a very popular traffic in the past two years. His and Xie Yuanghang¡¯s names often appear in various fresh meat lists and were put together to be criticized and judged by people.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t expect someone to come up and ask to add his WeChat. Normally, for this kind of cooperation and exchange of contact information, the default one should be Weibo that was for the public, but it was also okay to reach out his hand but not hitting the smiling face1 and give him his WeChat. Anyway, he had two accounts.


    After the verification passed, Wei Xishuang smiled and shook his phone at him: ¡°Let¡¯s also follow each other on Weibo too by the way.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded indifferently and clicked the follow back as soon as the other party followed him.


    The next day¡¯s official recording began at eight in the morning. The grouping session before the start of the treasure hunt was recorded first, with twelve people divided into four teams of three people. Through several rounds of games to fight and snatch the prop cards that would be used in tomorrow¡¯s treasure hunt, Liang Xincheng and Liu Sheng formed a team, led by the only female fixed cast; Gu Rong, who was famous for her beauty. She was crowned as Movie Queen, with both strength and popularity and had always been the top card of this show. Liang Xincheng was lucky to be assigned to a team with her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be modest when the game starts. Never mind who the other side is, just think about winning and grabbing more prop cards.¡± Gu Rong smiled brightly and took the initiative to talk to the slightly nervous Liang Xincheng. She looked like she was not ostentatious and easy to get along with.


    Liang Xincheng and Liu Sheng smiled and nodded: ¡°We¡¯ll do our best.¡±


    The game design was actually very simple; it was similar to those that often appeared in general variety shows. Today¡¯s recording task was not heavy, and each team got a lot of prop cards while laughing. Liu Sheng was a boring guy who didn¡¯t talk much, but his strength in playing games was very good. Coupled with Gu Rong¡¯s beauty scheme, their team had gained a lot.


    However, there was a small accident in the middle of the recording, Ding Yao accidentally fell down the steps and twisted his foot during the process of grabbing the prop card, so the recording had to be interrupted. It was close to noon when the others went to eat and rest first, and the staff came to give Ding Yao first aid treatment. Liu Sheng left after a few words of greeting. Only Xia Yuanhang, who was on the same team with him, stayed behind, frowning and squatting in front of Ding Yao, whispering to comfort him.


    Liang Xincheng stood at a distance and watched coldly for a while. When Xia Yuanhang carefully helped Ding Yao to stand up, the corner of his mouth twitched as he turned to leave.


    Except for the injured Ding Yao and Xia Yuanhang who accompanied him, the other guests went to the restaurant set by the program group for lunch. At the table, Liang Xincheng quietly listened to several seniors who had been working together for a long time and were already familiar with each other. They joked with each other and Liang Xincheng did not join in. Only when he was named, he smiled and said a word or two, showing the low-key posture of a junior.


    Gu Rong asked him with a smile: ¡°I saw you and Xiao Xia didn¡¯t interact with each other? Don¡¯t you have a good relationship?¡±


    Liang Xincheng thought to himself that this sister was quite gossiping, but only seniors of her status could ask such things casually. He smiled and replied without changing his face: ¡°No, we are all very nervous. It¡¯s the first time we come on this program, we couldn¡¯t relax.¡±


    Wei Xishuang, who was sitting beside him, said with a big grin, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, you are so lucky to be in a group with Rong-jie. With such a beautiful lady as Rong-jie, your group will just win.¡±


    Gu Rong was laughing at his words, waving her hands and saying: ¡°No, these guys won¡¯t let me off¡±. The people at the table started talking to each other again. Liang Xincheng laughed along, but in his heart, he felt that this person, Wei Xishuang, was too slick and not serious. It was enough to maintain a respectful relationship with him, not suitable for deep friendship.


    When it was almost time to eat, Liang Xincheng went to the bathroom. While washing his hands, he ran into Liu Sheng who came in and they nodded to each other. Liang Xincheng left first and only when he got to the door of the private room did he remember that he had forgotten his phone on the sink and hurriedly turned around and went back.


    As soon as he entered the bathroom door, he saw Liu Sheng picking up his phone before handing it to him with a smile: ¡°I was wondering if it was your phone, Fortunately, no one else picked it up.¡±


    Liang Xincheng thanked him and took the phone before they went out together. Liu Sheng said that he would order some more dishes and bring them to Ding Yao and Xia Yuanhang as they hadn¡¯t eaten yet. Liang Xincheng asked him casually: ¡°How is Teacher Ding¡¯s foot?¡±


    ¡°Yuanhang just replied to WeChat and said that there is no problem. He should be able to continue recording in the afternoon,¡± Liu Sheng couldn¡¯t help but smile as he said, ¡°Don¡¯t call him Teacher Ding. He will have wrinkles on his face when he hears that. He is only a few years old.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled and did not answer it. He thought that Ding Yao, the prince, was really popular enough in their company. Everyone mentioned that he had a gentle and affectionate expression. He didn¡¯t know if it was true, or it was just his persona.


    Because of this accident, the recording in the afternoon was postponed for an hour. When Ding Yao reappeared, apart from walking a bit inconveniently, he really didn¡¯t look like he had any major problems. He also apologized to everyone again and again.


    Liang Xincheng looked at his foolish look and had to admit that this kid was really not pretending. He was indeed as innocent and simple as white paper. For those in this business but could still maintain such a mentality, who could say that it was not a kind of great luck? But only a person with a family background like Ding Yao could have such luck. He couldn¡¯t envy it.


    But he also did not want to give way to Ding Yao. This little white flower already had many protectors around, and almost every one of them treated him as a big devil who wanted to bully the little white flower. He was also very wronged, ah.


    Liang Xincheng took a deep breath, glanced at Ding Yao who was being protected by Xia Yuanhang, and quickly turned his eyes away again, no longer paying attention to them.


    a Chinese saying, which means that after you admit your mistake to the other party, you can¡¯t bear to hit him anymore. But I feel like in this context, it just means that literally??

 CH 9

    It was already dark after the recording. After eating, Liang Xincheng went directly back to the hotel room to rest. He did not participate in the entertainment activities organized by other guests.


    Feeling bored watching TV shows to pass the time, he was about to turn off the TV at half past ten when someone rang the doorbell. The whole floor had been taken over by the program team, so Liang Xincheng thought it was the staff who came to inform some things. He didn¡¯t think much about it and pulled the door open, only to see it was Wei Xishuang who came.


    ¡°The shower in my room is broken, can I borrow yours to take a shower?¡±


    Unexpectedly, Wei Xishuang would make such an awkward request. Looking at his playful smile, Liang Xincheng couldn¡¯t help frowning: ¡°You didn¡¯t ask the hotel staff what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°I did, but they said they can¡¯t fix it until tomorrow. There¡¯s no other way, do me a favor, I¡¯ll just take a quick shower.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was too lazy to say anything else, so he let him in and asked him to make himself comfortable. He went to sit on the couch and continued to watch TV.


    Wei Xishuang let out a laugh and went into the bathroom.


    A half hour later, he finished his shower and came out wrapped in a loose bathrobe, still not intending to leave. He leaned over and talked to Liang Xincheng: ¡°Just now Teacher Song and the others said they were going to have a drink, why didn¡¯t you go? So much for not giving them face ah?¡±


    Liang Xincheng glanced at him: ¡°You didn¡¯t go either? I don¡¯t know them well, so I don¡¯t want to join in the fun.¡±


    ¡°If you¡¯re not familiar with them, drink a few more glasses and you¡¯ll be familiar. How come you don¡¯t take such a good opportunity to make friends with them¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled indifferently, and said in his heart that I don¡¯t know you well, and I don¡¯t want to make friends with anyone, but he still maintained a polite face: ¡°It¡¯s late, I want to go to bed, I have to get up early tomorrow to shoot. You also go back to rest.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s only eleven o¡¯clock, why is it late? Don¡¯t you go to bed so early? Don¡¯t you have any evening entertainment?¡±


    Wei Xishuang¡¯s words became more and more ambiguous, he even stuck to Liang Xincheng¡¯s side. If he pretended he couldn¡¯t tell that Wei Xishuang wanted to flirt with him, he didn¡¯t have to mess around. Standing up, he walked to the door, opened the door vigorously and no longer hesitated to kick the guest out: ¡°Please go back, ba.¡±


    Wei Xishuang smiled awkwardly before walking over and putting his hand on Liang Xincheng¡¯s shoulder: ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, it¡¯s just a joke.¡±


    Liang Xincheng sidestepped and coldly raised his chin to indicate to him to hurry up and get out of the room.


    While they were entangled, the door of the room diagonally across the corridor opened, and Xia Yuanhang who had come out of the room, looked at them. Liang Xincheng was taken aback for a moment before he slapped away Wei Xishuang¡¯s hand that was still trying to be on his shoulder.


    Ding Yao chased him from the room, yelling: ¡°There is still a box of fruit left. Yuanhang-ge, take it and eat it tomorrow.¡± Seeing Liang Xincheng and Wei Xishuang standing together, the last word suddenly ended as his eyes widened.


    He subconsciously smiled at Liang Xincheng and the other. There was a sense of embarrassment of breaking someone¡¯s secret. Plus, no wonder Ding Yao would think so; he and Xia Yuanhang just had a late-night snack together, but Liang Xincheng and Wei Xishuang were both wearing pajamas and a bathrobe with the belt not even tied. They came out of the same room in the middle of the night while pushing and pulling. It was indeed easy to make people think wrong.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t bother to explain and went back into the room and closed the door with force.


    Wei Xishuang, who was shut out of the door, shrugged his shoulders indifferently and went back to his room.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter¡­¡± Ding Yao muttered in a low voice with an embarrassed face.


    Xia Yuanhang reminded him: ¡°Just ignore other people¡¯s affairs, don¡¯t worry about it. I don¡¯t want the fruit, you can take it. When you are full, rest for half an hour before going to bed. I¡¯m going back to my room.¡±


    After saying all that to Ding Yao, Xia Yuanhang turned around and went back to his room. That scene just now was not unexpected for him. In Xia Yuanhang¡¯s perception Liang Xincheng had always been such a person.


    Before he started working with Liang Xincheng, he heard his manager mention the ambiguous relationship between Liang Xincheng and the boss of his company. After entering the group, he heard the crew¡¯s cameraman talking about it as if it was a joke in private. Liang Xincheng used to have various rumors of hooking up with people and sleeping all over the set when he was acting in small roles. There might be exaggerations in it, but Liang Xincheng¡¯s open style and chaotic private life were not completely groundless.


    In addition, he had seen it with his own eyes. During one of the crew¡¯s dinners, an assistant director at the time used the strength of the wine to take advantage of Liang Xincheng. However, he still greeted the person with a smiling face and did not show disgust. After that, the assistant director was expelled from the crew. It was said that it was instructed by the boss of Liang Xincheng¡¯s company. Later, Xia Yuanhang also saw Liang Xincheng get into their company boss¡¯s car and leave the set in the middle of the night. He was not sent back until the next morning.


    There were too many people like Liang Xincheng in this circle. Xia Yuanhang only hoped to keep a respectful distance from him, and it would be best not to have any relationship with him.


    The next morning, just after dawn, the official recording began. When Liang Xincheng went out, he met Wei Xishuang again. The other party greeted him generously, as if what happened last night seemed to have never happened. Liang Xincheng ignored him again and left with Liu Sheng, who had just come out of the room.


    This whole day was a treasure hunting session. The twelve guests first gathered in the recording hall before drawing lots to get clues, and then followed the prompts given by the clues to go to all corners of the city to find map fragments. They needed to come back every hour to draw lots again. During this period, they were allowed to use various props obtained from yesterday¡¯s game to facilitate the treasure hunt. When all the map fragments were collected to complete a treasure hunt map, the four teams would go together to find the treasure. In this process, they could kill their opponents by fighting. For the team that got the most map fragments, everyone in the team had one more chance of survival than other teams, while the team that finally got the treasure would be the winning team. The rules were not complicated, but it would require brainpower and physical strength to fight. It was really hard to record all day and the program team also would not make it too easy for them.


    After the first round of draws, all four teams got the corresponding clues. Liang Xincheng¡¯s team¡¯s clue pointed to a nearby university. Gu Rong smiled and was the first to extend her hand.


    The three people in the team folded their hands together and cheered each other on, ready to go with vigor.


    Before leaving, Wei Xishuang suddenly stopped them and said that he would use the first prop card; the team-swapping card, and he would exchange it with Liu Sheng.


    Liu Sheng was not very talkative; he didn¡¯t even complain about being replaced. Instead, he said to his teammates: ¡°Let¡¯s go together in the next round¡±, and went to the new team without hesitation. Wei Xishuang smiled proudly at Liang Xincheng. However, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to him, and said directly to the director: ¡°I also want to use a card. What I want to use is a substitution card.¡±


    The functions of the substitution card and the team-swapping card were actually the same, except that the team-swapping card was for yourself, and the substitution card was for someone else. 1


    Wei Xishuang obviously didn¡¯t expect Liang Xincheng to have this kind of thing. No one else knew which cards each team had in their hands, and no one could guess what other people¡¯s hole cards were.


    Liang Xincheng and his team did not put all the cards together, but each kept the ones they got, so if Liang Xincheng wanted to use the item cards, the other two would have no objection.


    After the director nodded in agreement, Liang Xincheng finally gave Wei Xishuang a smile, ignoring his slightly changed expression. He glanced at Xia Yuanhang and Ding Yao, who were standing together discussing what to do for a while and said with a smile: ¡°I want to exchange Wei Xishuang for Xia Yuanhang.¡±


    In case some of y¡¯all found this confusing. Basically, Liu Sheng was in the same group as Xincheng, so Xishuang, who was from another team, swapped himself with Liu Sheng. So now, Xishuang is in the same group as Xincheng And what Xincheng wants to use is, to swap someone else in. Xincheng would still be in this group and someone else will be swapped instead of him.

 CH 01

    The script spread out on the coffee table turned to another page. Liang Xincheng wrote a line under the long string of lines, followed by the silent recitation in his heart.


    His agent Liu Fan pushed the door and came in, but Liang Xincheng did not pay attention to him, his attention was still on the script in front of him. He didn¡¯t look up until the shutter sounded, Liu Fan smiled at him before putting away his phone.


    Liang Xincheng frowned: ¡°What are you doing taking my picture?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about this,¡± Liu Fan sat down next to him and took a glance at the script: ¡°You¡¯re still doing your homework?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll join the group next month, so I¡¯ll familiarize myself with it in advance. We said that we will sign the contract tomorrow, right? What time did you make the appointment?¡±


    ¡°I come here just to talk to you about this¡­That, the film side seems to have backtracked. Let¡¯s talk about it slowly, I asked someone to inquire about it, your role is estimated to be cut off.¡±


    Liu Fan¡¯s words were a little tangled. Aside from this film being a rare good resource, it was definitely unpleasant to have them change their mind like this. Unfortunately, he himself was not that great, and Liang Xincheng¡¯s popularity was not big enough to make the producer want it to be him.


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s hand holding the pen paused. He lightly pursed the corners of his lips before asking Liu Fan: ¡°Who will replace me?¡±


    ¡°Ding Yao, the newcomer promoted by Shengxing Entertainment.¡±


    Liang Xincheng had never heard of this name: ¡°What does he look like? Do you have a photo?¡±


    Liu Fan reluctantly took out his mobile phone and showed him the Baidu page. The boy in the photo was in his early twenties, with a round face and big eyes. He pursed his lips and smiled, revealing a dimple on one side. He was a completely different type from Liang Xincheng.


    ¡°He¡¯s playing the young king? What did the producers think?¡± The question was asked by Liang Xincheng, but feeling that his question was quite redundant, he let out a laugh.


    Even if the look and temperament were not suitable for the lonely and cold protagonist in the film, but as long as there were people to support him, there was no question of not being able to play the role. The rules of this circle were always the capital.


    Liu Fan apparently thought so too, so he gossiped with him casually: ¡°Ding Yao has acted in a movie before. Shengxing¡¯s own big production. A new person who came out of nowhere and got the second male lead role. Tsk, tsk, I heard that he has a close relationship with their company boss, you know.¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t gossip much about other people¡¯s business, so he put together the script and didn¡¯t reveal too much about the regret in his heart. It seemed as if he was used to it.


    Liu Fan looked at him as if he had given up completely so he quickly reminded him: ¡°You don¡¯t give up, yet. The producer side hasn¡¯t said that it is certain that there would be no chance for you. Let¡¯s not be in a hurry. They can find a way to get the role, why can¡¯t we? Our company and Shengxing are both investors in this film. It doesn¡¯t make sense that they have the final say, right? Why don¡¯t¡­you also go and talk to the big boss? Ask him to come forward?¡±


    It turned out that this was what Liu Fan really wanted to say. Liang Xincheng was not surprised that his manager would have such an idea. Just like before, the company gave him the opportunity to audition and the director and producers were so satisfied with his performance that they almost booked him on the spot, but Liu Fan felt he was relying on their big boss¡¯ face.


    ¡°There are nearly 100 signed artists in the company, when did the big boss become my manager?¡±


    Liu Fan ignored the sneer between Liang Xincheng¡¯s words and smiled sarcastically, ¡°You are different from others, ah¡­¡±


    That little ambiguous ridicule in his tone, only a fool couldn¡¯t hear it.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t care much. His eyes fell on the title of the cover of the script and he paused for a moment. After a while, he said softly, ¡°I¡¯ll try it.¡±


    Liu Fan patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction: ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go to the restaurant to eat something, then pack up after eating. There is a schedule for the afternoon.¡±


    ¡°What with the sudden schedule?¡± Liang Xincheng was a little dissatisfied. Liu Fan was an average manager and the work he got for him was messy and often without plans, but he was still polite. If he really didn¡¯t want to do it, Liu Fan would try his best to push him to do it. This probably¡­was also because of the face of the big boss.


    ¡°Xia Yuanhang¡¯s new film premiere. You go to the stage to give him flowers. I have already spoken to his side.¡±


    Liang Xincheng: ¡°¡­¡±


    Among the jobs that Liu Fan helped him with, the most unreliable ones were almost all related to Xia Yuanhang. Sitting in the nanny car that was going to the premiere, Liang Xincheng looked at his face with the delicate makeup in the mirror in the assistant¡¯s hand. The corners of his mouth opened with a vague smile as he asked Liu Fan, ¡°Are you sure he¡¯s okay with me going to steal the limelight?¡±


    ¡°They brought it up on their own initiative. They hope you will stir up the topic to increase the popularity.¡±


    Liang Xincheng lowered his eyes, hiding the sarcasm in his eyes.


    He and Xia Yuanhang became popular at the same time because they acted in a TV series with two male leads with ambiguous relationships. The CP became popular from the show to the outside, which also made them popular. The agents of both sides tasted the sweetness and hit the deal. In the nearly one year since the broadcast ended, they had been buying marketing and water army to help them hype it. Today was not their first ¡®mutual help¡¯. The benefits were obvious; even though they had no representative works to offer after that, their popularity was growing.


    In fact, Liang Xincheng had always felt that Xia Yuanhang had suffered a lot from the CP of him and himself. Xia Yuanhang was, at any rate, a serious professional. Before becoming popular, he had acted in several movies and TV series with good reputation. Even if it was just a small supporting role, he might become popular one day. There was no need to hype in this way.


    And he himself, before this, was nothing more than an inconspicuous extra who roamed around the major studios.


    A large number of fans and various media had gathered at the premiere. Liang Xincheng entered from the back door as a mysterious guest so he did not see Xia Yuanhang.


    He was taken to the lounge by the staff and sat down as he browsed Weibo boredly. Xia Yuanhang posted a publicity post for today¡¯s premiere more than half an hour ago, with a selfie. It was so handsome that Liang Xincheng stared at the photo for a while before slowly scrolling past it.


    Halfway through the media conference, someone finally came to call Liang Xincheng on stage. He took the flowers handed by the staff and was led to the front hall.


    The host¡¯s voice excitedly invited Liang Xincheng to come to the stage. Unexpectedly, there were high-decibel screams from fans and the constant shutter sound. Liang Xincheng walked up calmly and handed the flower in his hand to Xia Yuanhang. He did not miss the flash of surprise in the other party¡¯s eyes. Averting his eyes, he took the microphone handed to him by the host.


    After briefly introducing himself and greeting, he was asked why he showed up today. Liang Xincheng smiled and looked at Xia Yuanhang, who had already recovered from his initial surprise and hooked his shoulders, even answering for him: ¡°I invited Xincheng. I¡¯m very happy that he came here, especially because he is so busy.¡±


    ¡°Your premiere is more important.¡± Liang Xincheng answered fluently.


    Liang Xincheng briefly said a few words and then left the stage. His task for today had been mostly completed. Next, he would watch the movie with Xia Yuanhang and then his work would be over.


    Half an hour later, the media conference ended. Xia Yuanhang, who went backstage to change clothes, held back the anger in his voice and questioned his agent, ¡°Didn¡¯t we agree not to hype the CP anymore? Why did it happen again today?¡±


    The agent patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: ¡°Take it easy, I¡¯m doing it for your own good. The film¡¯s preliminary publicity didn¡¯t reach the expected target, the film studio is also anxious and angry. Two days ago they discussed with me whether to speculate on a scandal or something. I just thought why not hype the relationship between you and Liang Xincheng, it¡¯s better than hyping up you and the female lead¡¯s relationship right?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t say anything anymore. He changed his clothes in silence and before leaving the lounge, he finally reminded his agent: ¡°There is no next time, I would rather stir up scandals between a man and a woman.¡±


    T/N: I picked up another story. This time it¡¯s a light-hearted showbiz one. I actually really like this one despite there are some bad reviews hahaha As mentioned, it¡¯s a very light story and also it¡¯s one of the earliest written by BJZ, so there are some part that I think your brain needs to be offline when reading this. So, don¡¯t think too much when reading this. Read it for the fluff and romance!


    By the way, currently, the update for this will be sporadic. I¡¯ll figure out the update once RES completed (there are only 18 chapters for RES)


    Happy reading everyone!

 CH 06

    The new movie was finalized very quickly, half a month later Liang Xincheng successfully joined the crew, most of the filming was in the suburbs of film and television city. He also followed the crew into a hotel near the film and television city.


    The movie was titled ¡®Wanted¡¯ and it was a very serious suspenseful crime-solving film. Xie Qinfeng acted as the male lead; a criminal police captain while Liang Xincheng acted as his little apprentice, a rookie police officer who has just joined the job and was a bit ostentatious.


    Xie Qinfeng¡¯s schedule was so full that he didn¡¯t make his first appearance in the crew until the first day of filming. He was very young, only twenty-seven years old. He was born as a child actor with more than 20 years of experience in the industry and he was full of aura. Even when he greeted the director and producer, the smile at the corner of his mouth was faint and not enthusiastic, but no one would accuse him of anything. After all, he had enough capital to be arrogant.


    The actors in the same crew all went to greet Xie Qinfeng. Some of them had ideas and also made efforts to get close, but all of them were dismissed by Xie Qinfeng with decent and polite words. Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t have any ideas that he shouldn¡¯t have. He didn¡¯t take Liu Fan¡¯s crazy words seriously at all, so he went to greet the senior in a business-like manner.


    ¡°Hello Teacher Xie, I¡¯m glad to have the opportunity to work with you. I¡¯m Liang Xincheng, who¡¯ll be playing the role of Bao Xiaopeng in the film. Please give me your guidance Teacher Xie.¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s words were sincere. He had watched a lot of Xie Qinfeng¡¯s films and he really admired this Movie King. Xie Qinfeng didn¡¯t answer. He only glanced at him, nodded, and turned to talk to his assistant.


    Liang Xincheng awkwardly retracted his outstretched hand, smiled at himself before turning and leaving.


    Although he didn¡¯t understand where he offended the Movie King, since the other party didn¡¯t want to see him, he naturally didn¡¯t bother to stick his hot face on his cold ass.


    Fortunately, this unhappiness did not affect the next filming. Xie Qinfeng was a very dedicated person and had high professional requirements. His acting skills were really good. Although Liang Xincheng felt it was very difficult to act with him and often couldn¡¯t keep up with his rhythm, but he had gained a lot. He watched the replay repeatedly in front of the director¡¯s small screen many times, and watched Xie Qinfeng¡¯s performance style, so that he learned new and different things.


    Therefore, Liang Xincheng felt that his film was worth taking. Even If the box office could really sell well, even if he would still not be popular, so what? Anyway, he didn¡¯t have many friends in this circle, so it didn¡¯t matter at all.


    One month after joining the group, it was Liang Xincheng¡¯s birthday. On that day, a small group of fans came to visit the set and gave him cakes, snacks and birthday gifts. Liang Xincheng happily accepted them. He talked to the fans for a while and asked the assistant to take the food to the set to share them. The director also asked someone to prepare a big cake for him and held a small celebration party on the set. Even though it was just doing face-saving work, Liang Xincheng was quite happy. The director even gave him half a day off.


    The fans sent him a lot of snacks that all of it couldn¡¯t be finished even after he had shared the snacks with the crews. There were still some left so Liang Xincheng simply asked his assistant to take them back to the hotel. Although he made a lot of money now, he still couldn¡¯t bear to waste it. The habit he had developed since he was a child still made him reluctant to waste it.


    On the way back to the hotel, he accidentally met Xia Yuanhang. He was filming on the set next door. It was an ancient costume film. He had been in the crew for more than half a month. The two had never met before, nor had they visited each other¡¯s classes, because it was not necessary. Xia Yuanhang no longer wanted to continue to hype their CP, and Liu Fan was also eyeing a new goal. In the future, they would no longer have to act as good brothers in front of the camera.


    Perhaps it was because he was in such a good mood today, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t know if he suddenly had a brain twitch. He would be able to live in peace if he just nodded and passed by, but he asked too much: ¡°Do you want to eat cake?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang seemed a little surprised and subconsciously glanced left and right. Liang Xincheng smiled without embarrassment: ¡°There is no reporter to take pictures¡­ Today is my birthday and fans came to visit the set and sent a lot of cakes and snacks. Don¡¯t waste it.¡±


    As he spoke, he took out a box from the assistant¡¯s hand and handed it to Xia Yuanhang: ¡°Please eat, you¡¯re welcome.¡±


    It wasn¡¯t until Liang Xincheng and his assistant walked away that Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t help frowning and handed the cake to his assistant: ¡°Here, ba.¡±


    The little girl complained bitterly: ¡°Hang-ge, don¡¯t you know that I want to lose weight.¡±


    ¡°Then you throw it away.¡±


    The little assistant looked at the brand logo on the cake box, feeling a little pity: ¡°This brand of cake is so expensive¡­¡±


    ¡°Feel free to deal with it, no need to ask me.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to do this. That person invited you to eat cake on his birthday but is not appreciated, you are really heartless ah.¡± The little girl only dared to whisper, Xia Yuanhang pretended not to hear. He didn¡¯t dare to accept this affection. Who knew if it was poisonous or not.


    Back in the hotel room, Liang Xincheng ate the cake and sent a post thanking his fans, then opened the note in his phone to record his twenty-fourth birthday wish.


    ¡°Work hard to improve your acting skills, and make a masterpiece that truly belongs to you as soon as possible, Liang Xincheng, jiayou.¡±


    On the second day after his birthday, an unexpected person came to visit Liang Xincheng and Xie Qinfeng¡¯s shooting scene. It was Ding Yao, the prince of Shengxing Entertainment.


    He came alone, wearing a hat and a mask, keeping a low profile. Few people recognized him. Liang Xincheng saw that very gentle and bright smile on Xie Qinfeng¡¯s face for the first time. Xie Qinfeng pulled Ding Yao intimately and hugged him on the shoulder: ¡°You are really here, why do you have to come to visit in such a hurry?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, ah. I¡¯ll be here for three days to shoot advertisements so I won¡¯t be in a hurry. I just came to see you. I went to see Yuanhang-ge next door just now. Your studio is quite close.¡± Ding Yao smilingly clung to Xie Qinfeng to talk, handing him the food he brought.


    Xie Qinfeng frowned when he heard the words: ¡°Didn¡¯t you come to see me specifically? Did you go to see someone else first?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so petty. Yuanhang-ge¡¯s is close to the gate, so I just went over and said hello first.¡±


    When Xie Qinfeng and Ding Yao were talking, Liang Xincheng stood not far from them drinking water, listening to their conversation sentence by sentence, and finally understood the reason why Xie Qinfeng had been picking his faults right and left the whole month. It turned out to be related to Ding Yao again.


    Having said that, Ding Yao had been filming the previous movie in another place during this period of time. He came back to Beijing to shoot an advertisement and even came to visit the class. Moreover, listening to this intimate tone, his relationship with Xie Qinfeng was quite intriguing, but this was not unusual. Xie Qinfeng had been a signed artist of Shengxing before, and he only left to open an independent studio five years ago. It was not surprising that he knew Ding Yao.


    Liang Xincheng lost interest in gossip and turned around. He was about to leave when Ding Yao suddenly stopped him and jumped over to greet him: ¡°Hello, Xincheng-ge, we meet again.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled helplessly: ¡°Hello.¡±


    He could not even understand if this kid was really stupid or pretending to be one, but why?


    The two of them exchanged pleasantries before Liang Xincheng was called to go shoot a scene. Xie Qinfeng pulled Ding Yao back to his side and reminded him: ¡°What did you get close to him? Did you forget what he did on the Internet before?¡±


    Ding Yao squinted his eyes and smiled indifferently: ¡°That¡¯s nothing. It wasn¡¯t all his fault in the first place. I understand it quite well. I¡¯m still feeling guilty about this. I don¡¯t want to grab other people¡¯s roles. He was forced by uncle to apologize publicly. Forget it. It¡¯s not easy for everyone. Besides¡­He looks really good ah, don¡¯t you think?¡±


    Xie Qinfeng raised his hand and knocked the little brat on the head:¡°You are the only one who foolishly judges people by their appearance, wait until you get screwed by him again.¡±


    T/N: This story will be updated every Monday and Wednesday starting today!

 CH 07

    After the director raised his hand and made an ¡®okay¡¯ gesture, Liang Xincheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately walked back to the director to watch the playback on the screen. He repeated the scene just now several times, playing a scene in which he awkwardly and helplessly comforted the emotional family of the victim. Because the expression was not right, it took several reshoots to finally satisfy the director.


    ¡°This time is already very good. The expression has been reduced and it looks much better. It¡¯s not as fake as before. Here¡­ it would be better to pause when saying this line.¡±


    The director patiently explained to Liang Xincheng that he was very satisfied with Liang Xincheng. Before getting in touch with Liang Xincheng and just looking at his appearance, he thought he was arrogant and difficult to communicate with. A month after shooting, he actually found that this child was actually very humble and very good at learning. He was also very serious about memorizing lines as well as had a very high expectation on himself. It was not easy for a popular fresh meat to have such a dedicated attitude as Liang Xincheng, so he was more than happy to teach him.


    Liang Xincheng stared intently at himself on the small screen, nodding earnestly when he heard what the director said. After a little hesitation, he suggested: ¡°Why not shoot again, I want to try to do the best.¡±


    The director smiled helplessly and patted him on the shoulder: ¡°Okay, you kid pursue perfection more than me. If you want to try it, then do it again.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled; what could he do if he didn¡¯t work hard? He didn¡¯t have the family background like Ding Yao, nor the talent like Xie Qinfeng. He was born to eat this bowl of rice. He couldn¡¯t even compare to Xia Yuanhang in terms of luck. He could only work harder than everyone else.


    It had been half an hour since this scene was shot and finally the most satisfying effect was achieved. Liang Xincheng was very happy. He thanked the director and went to the dressing room to change clothes for the next scene.


    Passing by the lounge dedicated to Xie Qinfeng, he saw the door was ajar, leaving a gap, Liang Xincheng subconsciously looked over there. Ding Yao closed his eyes and leaned against the sofa facing the door. He seemed to be asleep. Xie Qinfeng sat beside him, tilting his head and looking at him intently.


    Liang Xincheng stopped in his tracks, thinking that the two of them were being too careless. After a while, he turned on his mobile phone camera and pressed the camera when Xie Tanfeng approached Ding Yao. The last picture was frozen at the moment when their lips touched.


    He didn¡¯t have any extra thoughts, he took the picture by accident. Before leaving, he kindly helped the people inside to close the door tightly.


    Back at the hotel after work in the evening, Liang Xincheng took a look on Weibo. The birthday blog he posted yesterday had a record of likes and comments and many fans sent him private messages to express their love.


    Liang Xincheng was very happy. He had received very little love since he was a child, and he also had few friends. Even if these fans who said they liked him, loved him, and supported him forever would go to others after a few months or years and say the same to them, he was already very satisfied.


    Even though he initially entered this industry only for a silly thought, after so many years down the road, he had gained far more than expected. He liked acting, he had a lot of people like him, he also earned a number of money that he did not dare to think about before. For that amount of money, those things that went wrong were nothing.


    Liu Fan sent a WeChat message asking him how he was getting along with Xie Qinfeng these days. Liang Xincheng helplessly replied: ¡°You haven¡¯t given up yet?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t some fans go to visit the set yesterday? I saw the photos they took. The crew held a birthday party for you. Is Xie Qinfeng also there?Just stand by your side, ba?¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s eyes almost rolled to the sky: ¡°Why do you have the same brain circuit as those CP fans? Just being in the same frame can give you feelings? Sorry ah, Movie King Xie didn¡¯t treat me well, he didn¡¯t even eat yesterday¡¯s birthday cake. He was dragged by the director.¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t treat you well? Why?¡±


    ¡°How do I know, maybe I¡¯m born to be unpopular.¡±


    ¡°How can it be, ah. but it¡¯s not impossible to hype this photo. You really don¡¯t want to?¡±


    ¡°Just shut up, don¡¯t make trouble for nothing.¡± Liang Xincheng thought about the photos that were still lying in his mobile phone album, and felt that he would not provoke Ding Yao again unless he had a brain twitch.


    ¡°What about Xia Yuanhang?¡±


    Liu Fan¡¯s sudden turn of conversation left Liang Xincheng somewhat baffled: ¡°What does it have to do with him?¡±


    ¡°Next month, the variety show ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ will have a fresh meat special. I¡¯ve almost settled the deal for you. I heard that Xia Yuanhang will also be there. The popularity of the variety show will not be low when you two go together. Don¡¯t foolishly avoid suspicion with him.¡±


    Liang Xincheng looked at those few lines. His eyes gradually darkened, and he replied after a while: ¡°I understand, but I can¡¯t control what he does over there.¡±


    After dismissing Liu Fan, he clicked on Weibo again and searched for Raiders of Heaven. This was a popular treasure hunting variety reality show in China recently. The resident guests were all popular celebrities and the ratings and topics were very high. There had been rumors about the special series of fresh meat in the early morning. The major marketing accounts had been attracting fans and almost all the popular fresh meat were on the list.


    Liang Xincheng scrolled through it casually, and saw the following Weibo post: ¡°Xincheng and Hang-ge will definitely be on the same stage this time, but it¡¯s a pity that Movie King Xie never appears on a reality show, otherwise we would be able to see the fighting scene.¡±


    There were quite a lot of likes and comments on this Weibo post with the fans were happily discussing the triangle relationship between the three of them; Liang Xincheng scrolled through the homepage of several of them, only to learn that he and Xie Qinfeng¡¯s CP had already been there for more than a month. It started from the official group photo issued on the day of the opening ceremony, and yesterday¡¯s birthday photo pushed it to a climax. At first glance, this looked like it was planned by Liu Fan, but maybe it was because there was too little material, or maybe he himself was too disgusted, Liu Fan didn¡¯t dare to hype it too much.


    Liang Xincheng was completely speechless; no wonder Xie Qinfeng picked his thorns everywhere. It turned out that it was not only because of Ding Yao, but also because of what Liu Fan had done. It was so clear that he was trying to rub the heat, who could stand him?


    Xia Yuanhang had just finished the night scene when he received a call from his manager saying that he would be a guest in one episode of ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ and would record it at the beginning of next month. Hearing that Liang Xincheng was on the guest list, he subconsciously refused: ¡°My film hasn¡¯t finished filming yet, I¡¯ve been rushing to work. I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to spare time.¡±


    ¡°Come on. Didn¡¯t you just hear that Liang Xincheng will go so you don¡¯t want to go? You can figure it out. You really think you are a big name. You push the job that others can¡¯t even ask for. If you don¡¯t want to be tied up with Liang Xincheng, just keep your distance from him. Besides, he probably doesn¡¯t want to talk to you now. They¡¯re already eyeing Xie Qinfeng. Who would be happy to have a CP with you?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was a little surprised when he heard the words: ¡°Xie Qinfeng?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, they are not cooperating now. I think that kid Liu Fan has put his mind on Xie Qinfeng, he doesn¡¯t like you anymore. You can rest assured.¡±


    If this was the case, Xia Yuanhang was not surprised at all because it seemed to be something that a person like Liang Xincheng could do.


    ¡°Also, it is the company who asked you to participate in this show. Aside from you, Ding Yao will also go. The company wants you to take him, so you have to go.¡±


    ¡°Okay, ba,¡° When it came to Ding Yao, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s attitude had obviously softened: ¡°I¡¯ll just go. You can arrange it for me. Just stop doing what you don¡¯t have to do.¡±

 CH 08

    The recording of ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ took place at the beginning of December in a provincial capital city in the south. Liang Xincheng took three days off from the crew and flew to the recording location accompanied by his assistant.


    The program team arranged a hotel and he was the last one to arrive. The six permanent casts and six guests met in the conference room of the hotel the night before the official recording to determine the general process for the next two days. Even if it was a reality show, there was still a basic script.


    During the period, Liang Xincheng did not express any opinions. Not only that he was not familiar with the setting of the show at all, the six permanent casts were also all big-name seniors, so it was not his turn to give opinions.


    Xia Yuanhang sat with Ding Yao and another guest from their company named Liu Sheng, talking in low voices from time to time.


    Shengxing was the partner of this program. Half of the people in this so-called popular fresh meat special are from Shengxing. Except for Xia Yuanhang who was indeed popular, Ding Yao was still just a newcomer, Liu Sheng was nearly 30 years old but had not been popular, and all of them were stuck here because of their company.


    Liang Xincheng absent-mindedly listened to the program director¡¯s explanation while scrolling his phone in boredom. The person sitting next to him suddenly came closer, making the strong smell of perfume come to his face. Liang Xincheng subconsciously turned to the side and met a magnified smiling face.


    ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Wei Xishuang, add WeChat.¡±


    This person was the last one to enter the door just now, only Liang Xincheng was left with a vacant seat next to him so he came directly to sit down. Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t notice him before. However, although he didn¡¯t know Wei Xishuang, he had heard of the name before. He was also a very popular traffic in the past two years. His and Xie Yuanghang¡¯s names often appear in various fresh meat lists and were put together to be criticized and judged by people.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t expect someone to come up and ask to add his WeChat. Normally, for this kind of cooperation and exchange of contact information, the default one should be Weibo that was for the public, but it was also okay to reach out his hand but not hitting the smiling face1a Chinese saying, which means that after you admit your mistake to the other party, you can¡¯t bear to hit him anymore. But I feel like in this context, it just means that literally?? and give him his WeChat. Anyway, he had two accounts.


    After the verification passed, Wei Xishuang smiled and shook his phone at him: ¡°Let¡¯s also follow each other on Weibo too by the way.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded indifferently and clicked the follow back as soon as the other party followed him.


    The next day¡¯s official recording began at eight in the morning. The grouping session before the start of the treasure hunt was recorded first, with twelve people divided into four teams of three people. Through several rounds of games to fight and snatch the prop cards that would be used in tomorrow¡¯s treasure hunt, Liang Xincheng and Liu Sheng formed a team, led by the only female fixed cast; Gu Rong, who was famous for her beauty. She was crowned as Movie Queen, with both strength and popularity and had always been the top card of this show. Liang Xincheng was lucky to be assigned to a team with her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be modest when the game starts. Never mind who the other side is, just think about winning and grabbing more prop cards.¡± Gu Rong smiled brightly and took the initiative to talk to the slightly nervous Liang Xincheng. She looked like she was not ostentatious and easy to get along with.


    Liang Xincheng and Liu Sheng smiled and nodded: ¡°We¡¯ll do our best.¡±


    The game design was actually very simple; it was similar to those that often appeared in general variety shows. Today¡¯s recording task was not heavy, and each team got a lot of prop cards while laughing. Liu Sheng was a boring guy who didn¡¯t talk much, but his strength in playing games was very good. Coupled with Gu Rong¡¯s beauty scheme, their team had gained a lot.


    However, there was a small accident in the middle of the recording, Ding Yao accidentally fell down the steps and twisted his foot during the process of grabbing the prop card, so the recording had to be interrupted. It was close to noon when the others went to eat and rest first, and the staff came to give Ding Yao first aid treatment. Liu Sheng left after a few words of greeting. Only Xia Yuanhang, who was on the same team with him, stayed behind, frowning and squatting in front of Ding Yao, whispering to comfort him.


    Liang Xincheng stood at a distance and watched coldly for a while. When Xia Yuanhang carefully helped Ding Yao to stand up, the corner of his mouth twitched as he turned to leave.


    Except for the injured Ding Yao and Xia Yuanhang who accompanied him, the other guests went to the restaurant set by the program group for lunch. At the table, Liang Xincheng quietly listened to several seniors who had been working together for a long time and were already familiar with each other. They joked with each other and Liang Xincheng did not join in. Only when he was named, he smiled and said a word or two, showing the low-key posture of a junior.


    Gu Rong asked him with a smile: ¡°I saw you and Xiao Xia didn¡¯t interact with each other? Don¡¯t you have a good relationship?¡±


    Liang Xincheng thought to himself that this sister was quite gossiping, but only seniors of her status could ask such things casually. He smiled and replied without changing his face: ¡°No, we are all very nervous. It¡¯s the first time we come on this program, we couldn¡¯t relax.¡±


    Wei Xishuang, who was sitting beside him, said with a big grin, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, you are so lucky to be in a group with Rong-jie. With such a beautiful lady as Rong-jie, your group will just win.¡±


    Gu Rong was laughing at his words, waving her hands and saying: ¡°No, these guys won¡¯t let me off¡±. The people at the table started talking to each other again. Liang Xincheng laughed along, but in his heart, he felt that this person, Wei Xishuang, was too slick and not serious. It was enough to maintain a respectful relationship with him, not suitable for deep friendship.


    When it was almost time to eat, Liang Xincheng went to the bathroom. While washing his hands, he ran into Liu Sheng who came in and they nodded to each other. Liang Xincheng left first and only when he got to the door of the private room did he remember that he had forgotten his phone on the sink and hurriedly turned around and went back.


    As soon as he entered the bathroom door, he saw Liu Sheng picking up his phone before handing it to him with a smile: ¡°I was wondering if it was your phone, Fortunately, no one else picked it up.¡±


    Liang Xincheng thanked him and took the phone before they went out together. Liu Sheng said that he would order some more dishes and bring them to Ding Yao and Xia Yuanhang as they hadn¡¯t eaten yet. Liang Xincheng asked him casually: ¡°How is Teacher Ding¡¯s foot?¡±


    ¡°Yuanhang just replied to WeChat and said that there is no problem. He should be able to continue recording in the afternoon,¡± Liu Sheng couldn¡¯t help but smile as he said, ¡°Don¡¯t call him Teacher Ding. He will have wrinkles on his face when he hears that. He is only a few years old.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled and did not answer it. He thought that Ding Yao, the prince, was really popular enough in their company. Everyone mentioned that he had a gentle and affectionate expression. He didn¡¯t know if it was true, or it was just his persona.


    Because of this accident, the recording in the afternoon was postponed for an hour. When Ding Yao reappeared, apart from walking a bit inconveniently, he really didn¡¯t look like he had any major problems. He also apologized to everyone again and again.


    Liang Xincheng looked at his foolish look and had to admit that this kid was really not pretending. He was indeed as innocent and simple as white paper. For those in this business but could still maintain such a mentality, who could say that it was not a kind of great luck? But only a person with a family background like Ding Yao could have such luck. He couldn¡¯t envy it.


    But he also did not want to give way to Ding Yao. This little white flower already had many protectors around, and almost every one of them treated him as a big devil who wanted to bully the little white flower. He was also very wronged, ah.


    Liang Xincheng took a deep breath, glanced at Ding Yao who was being protected by Xia Yuanhang, and quickly turned his eyes away again, no longer paying attention to them.

 CH 09

    It was already dark after the recording. After eating, Liang Xincheng went directly back to the hotel room to rest. He did not participate in the entertainment activities organized by other guests.


    Feeling bored watching TV shows to pass the time, he was about to turn off the TV at half past ten when someone rang the doorbell. The whole floor had been taken over by the program team, so Liang Xincheng thought it was the staff who came to inform some things. He didn¡¯t think much about it and pulled the door open, only to see it was Wei Xishuang who came.


    ¡°The shower in my room is broken, can I borrow yours to take a shower?¡±


    Unexpectedly, Wei Xishuang would make such an awkward request. Looking at his playful smile, Liang Xincheng couldn¡¯t help frowning: ¡°You didn¡¯t ask the hotel staff what¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°I did, but they said they can¡¯t fix it until tomorrow. There¡¯s no other way, do me a favor, I¡¯ll just take a quick shower.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was too lazy to say anything else, so he let him in and asked him to make himself comfortable. He went to sit on the couch and continued to watch TV.


    Wei Xishuang let out a laugh and went into the bathroom.


    A half hour later, he finished his shower and came out wrapped in a loose bathrobe, still not intending to leave. He leaned over and talked to Liang Xincheng: ¡°Just now Teacher Song and the others said they were going to have a drink, why didn¡¯t you go? So much for not giving them face ah?¡±


    Liang Xincheng glanced at him: ¡°You didn¡¯t go either? I don¡¯t know them well, so I don¡¯t want to join in the fun.¡±


    ¡°If you¡¯re not familiar with them, drink a few more glasses and you¡¯ll be familiar. How come you don¡¯t take such a good opportunity to make friends with them¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled indifferently, and said in his heart that I don¡¯t know you well, and I don¡¯t want to make friends with anyone, but he still maintained a polite face: ¡°It¡¯s late, I want to go to bed, I have to get up early tomorrow to shoot. You also go back to rest.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s only eleven o¡¯clock, why is it late? Don¡¯t you go to bed so early? Don¡¯t you have any evening entertainment?¡±


    Wei Xishuang¡¯s words became more and more ambiguous, he even stuck to Liang Xincheng¡¯s side. If he pretended he couldn¡¯t tell that Wei Xishuang wanted to flirt with him, he didn¡¯t have to mess around. Standing up, he walked to the door, opened the door vigorously and no longer hesitated to kick the guest out: ¡°Please go back, ba.¡±


    Wei Xishuang smiled awkwardly before walking over and putting his hand on Liang Xincheng¡¯s shoulder: ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, it¡¯s just a joke.¡±


    Liang Xincheng sidestepped and coldly raised his chin to indicate to him to hurry up and get out of the room.


    While they were entangled, the door of the room diagonally across the corridor opened, and Xia Yuanhang who had come out of the room, looked at them. Liang Xincheng was taken aback for a moment before he slapped away Wei Xishuang¡¯s hand that was still trying to be on his shoulder.


    Ding Yao chased him from the room, yelling: ¡°There is still a box of fruit left. Yuanhang-ge, take it and eat it tomorrow.¡± Seeing Liang Xincheng and Wei Xishuang standing together, the last word suddenly ended as his eyes widened.


    He subconsciously smiled at Liang Xincheng and the other. There was a sense of embarrassment of breaking someone¡¯s secret. Plus, no wonder Ding Yao would think so; he and Xia Yuanhang just had a late-night snack together, but Liang Xincheng and Wei Xishuang were both wearing pajamas and a bathrobe with the belt not even tied. They came out of the same room in the middle of the night while pushing and pulling. It was indeed easy to make people think wrong.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t bother to explain and went back into the room and closed the door with force.


    Wei Xishuang, who was shut out of the door, shrugged his shoulders indifferently and went back to his room.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter¡­¡± Ding Yao muttered in a low voice with an embarrassed face.


    Xia Yuanhang reminded him: ¡°Just ignore other people¡¯s affairs, don¡¯t worry about it. I don¡¯t want the fruit, you can take it. When you are full, rest for half an hour before going to bed. I¡¯m going back to my room.¡±


    After saying all that to Ding Yao, Xia Yuanhang turned around and went back to his room. That scene just now was not unexpected for him. In Xia Yuanhang¡¯s perception Liang Xincheng had always been such a person.


    Before he started working with Liang Xincheng, he heard his manager mention the ambiguous relationship between Liang Xincheng and the boss of his company. After entering the group, he heard the crew¡¯s cameraman talking about it as if it was a joke in private. Liang Xincheng used to have various rumors of hooking up with people and sleeping all over the set when he was acting in small roles. There might be exaggerations in it, but Liang Xincheng¡¯s open style and chaotic private life were not completely groundless.


    In addition, he had seen it with his own eyes. During one of the crew¡¯s dinners, an assistant director at the time used the strength of the wine to take advantage of Liang Xincheng. However, he still greeted the person with a smiling face and did not show disgust. After that, the assistant director was expelled from the crew. It was said that it was instructed by the boss of Liang Xincheng¡¯s company. Later, Xia Yuanhang also saw Liang Xincheng get into their company boss¡¯s car and leave the set in the middle of the night. He was not sent back until the next morning.


    There were too many people like Liang Xincheng in this circle. Xia Yuanhang only hoped to keep a respectful distance from him, and it would be best not to have any relationship with him.


    The next morning, just after dawn, the official recording began. When Liang Xincheng went out, he met Wei Xishuang again. The other party greeted him generously, as if what happened last night seemed to have never happened. Liang Xincheng ignored him again and left with Liu Sheng, who had just come out of the room.


    This whole day was a treasure hunting session. The twelve guests first gathered in the recording hall before drawing lots to get clues, and then followed the prompts given by the clues to go to all corners of the city to find map fragments. They needed to come back every hour to draw lots again. During this period, they were allowed to use various props obtained from yesterday¡¯s game to facilitate the treasure hunt. When all the map fragments were collected to complete a treasure hunt map, the four teams would go together to find the treasure. In this process, they could kill their opponents by fighting. For the team that got the most map fragments, everyone in the team had one more chance of survival than other teams, while the team that finally got the treasure would be the winning team. The rules were not complicated, but it would require brainpower and physical strength to fight. It was really hard to record all day and the program team also would not make it too easy for them.


    After the first round of draws, all four teams got the corresponding clues. Liang Xincheng¡¯s team¡¯s clue pointed to a nearby university. Gu Rong smiled and was the first to extend her hand.


    Before leaving, Wei Xishuang suddenly stopped them and said that he would use the first prop card; the team-swapping card, and he would exchange it with Liu Sheng.


    Liu Sheng was not very talkative; he didn¡¯t even complain about being replaced. Instead, he said to his teammates: ¡°Let¡¯s go together in the next round¡±, and went to the new team without hesitation. Wei Xishuang smiled proudly at Liang Xincheng. However, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t bother to pay attention to him, and said directly to the director: ¡°I also want to use a card. What I want to use is a substitution card.¡±


    The functions of the substitution card and the team-swapping card were actually the same, except that the team-swapping card was for yourself, and the substitution card was for someone else. 1In case some of y¡¯all found this confusing. Basically, Liu Sheng was in the same group as Xincheng, so Xishuang, who was from another team, swapped himself with Liu Sheng. So now, Xishuang is in the same group as Xincheng And what Xincheng wants to use is, to swap someone else in. Xincheng would still be in this group and someone else will be swapped instead of him.


    Wei Xishuang obviously didn¡¯t expect Liang Xincheng to have this kind of thing. No one else knew which cards each team had in their hands, and no one could guess what other people¡¯s hole cards were.


    Liang Xincheng and his team did not put all the cards together, but each kept the ones they got, so if Liang Xincheng wanted to use the item cards, the other two would have no objection.


    After the director nodded in agreement, Liang Xincheng finally gave Wei Xishuang a smile, ignoring his slightly changed expression. He glanced at Xia Yuanhang and Ding Yao, who were standing together discussing what to do for a while and said with a smile: ¡°I want to exchange Wei Xishuang for Xia Yuanhang.¡±

 CH 10

    It was only a ten-minute drive from the recording hall to the destination school, and there had been cameras following them all the time. After getting in the car, Liang Xincheng and Xia Yuanhang were a little awkward. Even Gu Rong, who was in the team, noticed it. She glanced at them and asked Xia Yuanhang casually: ¡°Xiao Xia doesn¡¯t look very happy? You don¡¯t want to be on the same team with us?¡±


    ¡°How could it be,¡± Xia Yuanhang replied to Gu Rong with a handsome smile, ¡°But please be merciful, Rong-jie. Give me a little chance later.¡±


    ¡°Then you have to rely on your own abilities¡­ Are you really dissatisfied that we changed you over?¡°


    ¡°No, I¡¯m really happy to be on the same team as Sister Rong.¡±


    ¡°Happy?¡± Gu Rong laughed when she heard the words: ¡°Are you really happy?Is it because you are on the same team with me or because Xincheng is here?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang glanced at Liang Xincheng, who was listening to the song with headphones on, and calmly replied: ¡°It¡¯s all the same. Plus, the clues of your team do seem to be simpler. I¡¯m taking advantage of it.¡±


    This kind of teasing obviously did not make him feel embarrassed and he easily avoided the topic and answered it lightly.


    After getting out of the car, Xia Yuanhang proposed to act separately. After all, the school was so big and there were still several sub-clues under the clues they got so they could save time by looking for each one separately.


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s reason was very good. While they already formed a temporary team, in fact, they were still in a competitive relationship. It was true that it was best to split up and rely on their own abilities. Gu Rong had no opinion, and Liang Xincheng had no objection. He only asked Xia Yuanhang with a smile before he left: ¡°Are you sure you want to act alone?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang shrugged his shoulders and left directly. Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t show his hand to Gu Rong until that person was far away: ¡°I can¡¯t understand why he is happy after running so fast. I reminded him and he chose it himself. He can¡¯t blame us later.¡±


    Gu Rong laughed out loud: ¡°Xincheng, you are very sneaky.¡±


    ¡°There is no way, we have to win, ah.¡±


    There were hidden clues among the clues obtained by their team. The directions of all map fragments were in hidden clues and the hidden clues required all the sub-clues to be connected together before the answer could be obtained. Xia Yuanhang only took part of the sub-clues and left, so he couldn¡¯t find any hidden clues. He had to work in vain for one hour.


    If Xia Yuanhang hadn¡¯t been reluctant since he joined their team, Liang Xincheng would not have deliberately concealed it.


    In this round, Liang Xincheng and Gu Rong collected a total of five pieces of map fragments. Liu Sheng, who had gone to another team, also brought back two pieces. Their team could be considered to have gained a lot, while Xia Yuanhang really had no gain at all. After returning to the recording hall, Ding Yao grinned and comforted him that their team had found four pieces, and it didn¡¯t matter if he was alone, he also took out the fragments of the map he got and showed it to Xia Yuanhang.


    The permanent guests on the team with him didn¡¯t have time to stop him, and could only wail uncontrollably: ¡°Xiao Ding, you have exposed it¡­¡±


    Ding Yao froze for a moment, only to realize that except for him, the others were secretive about how many map fragments the team had found. Liang Xincheng smiled and asked Gu Rong: ¡°Four pieces are not too little. Sister Rong, do we want to use the snatch card now?¡±


    After thinking for a while, Gu Rong clapped her hands: ¡°Since they revealed the truth, they can¡¯t blame us.¡±


    The four map fragments changed hands in an instant. Ding Yao, who finally understood the rules of the game, was full of annoyance and regret. Xia Yuanhang glanced at Liang Xincheng who came up with the idea, and when their eyes met, Liang Xincheng smiled at him, not hiding the provocation in his eyes at all.


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t pay attention to him and left immediately after the results of the new round of draw came out. Liang Xincheng smiled casually behind him with his eyes lowered, but there was an indescribable taste in his heart. Was he afraid that he would be entangled in front of the camera again after hiding so quickly? He didn¡¯t have a second substitution card either.


    Then came round after round of lottery to search for map fragments. It wasn¡¯t until late in the evening that all the teams worked together to put together a whole treasure hunt map. Among the four teams, Liang Xincheng and his team ranked second, while Xia Yuanhang and Ding Yao¡¯s team was at the bottom. After that, the most critical part of the treasure hunting would be recorded. The four teams would fight each other to snatch the treasure in the final treasure land marked on the map.


    The way to kill was very simple, if they managed to snatch the number tag from the opponent¡¯s back, they would win. Liang Xincheng did not intend to attack Ding Yao, but this little white rabbit could not understand the situation and came to him at the beginning. Seeing Ding Yao¡¯s thin arms and thin legs, Liang Xincheng felt sorry for himself if he didn¡¯t do anything, so he forced the person into the corner with almost no effort.


    ¡°Xincheng-ge, raise your hand a little so that people can pass by,1basically means to be merciful ha, please¡­¡± Ding Yao frowned and begged him with a small face. His small appearance looked really pitiful to him. The camera lens was by his side, but at this time, Liang Xincheng still had time to think about it; it was no wonder that so many people were scrambling to protect him. He was indeed weak enough.


    Liang Xincheng squinted his eyes like a chicken bastard and smiled maliciously, but Ding Yao suddenly opened his eyes wide, with hope in his eyes. Liang Xincheng secretly thought that something was wrong, and immediately sensed that someone was approaching behind him. At the same time, he instantly made a decision in his mind. When the person behind him tore off his number tag, he raised his hand and shouted loudly at the camera: ¡°I want to use the card for both parties.¡±


    Even if he died, he had to drag someone with him, and this person was unsurprisingly Xia Yuanhang.


    This was the last card in Liang Xincheng¡¯s hand. Xia Yuanhang obviously wouldn¡¯t have thought that he still had this kind of thing. After the director announced that the two of them were out at the same time, Liang Xincheng smiled brightly at him again: ¡°Sorry, Yuanhang, I have wronged you. Come and sit on the bench with me.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s gaze sank. He could only pretend to be open-minded when facing the camera: ¡°It¡¯s nothing, it¡¯s just the rules of the game.¡±


    The two of them were eliminated first, and they went back to the recording hall to wait together.


    After returning to the recording hall, the cameraman followed them for ten minutes before finally turning off the camera to rest and let them do whatever they wanted.


    Xia Yuanhang played with his phone, and Liang Xincheng, who was sitting beside him, suddenly let out a laugh and asked him in a low voice: ¡°What do you think others will say about us when this episode is broadcast?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang glanced at him: ¡°What do you want to say?¡±


    ¡°You killed me for Ding Yao, and ended up dying with me. What do you think people will think?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t care much: ¡°Whatever.¡±


    He knew that his desire to stay away from Liang Xincheng was too obvious in this recording. After the show was broadcast, there would be a lot of scolding, but this day would come sooner or later, and he was already impatient.


    ¡°Oh¡­¡± Liang Xincheng nodded and paused for a few seconds. When Xia Yuanhang thought he wouldn¡¯t say anything and didn¡¯t plan to talk to him anymore, he chuckled again and said surprisingly, ¡°Do you have any thoughts about Ding Yao?¡±


    His voice was very low, and the other staff members were far away from them, so no third person would hear him.


    Xia Yuanhang coldly lowered his face: ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°Literally, you have thoughts about him. Did you know that he and Movie King Xie are a couple? Have you seen them making out in the dressing room?¡± Liang Xincheng smiled, but the words he said were harsh.


    Xia Yuanhang looked at him coldly: ¡°What exactly do you want to say?¡±


    ¡°Nothing, just feel sorry for you.¡±


    After a short silence, Xia Yuanhang sneered: ¡°Since you know his relationship with Xie Qinfeng, you are still hyping the CP with Xie Qinfeng? You also have quite a lot of guts.¡±


    ¡°Well, why don¡¯t you hype it if it¡¯s good? Anyway, it doesn¡¯t hurt Movie King Xie.¡± He did not bother to explain to Xia Yuanhang, nor could he explain clearly. This matter was Liu Fan¡¯s own idea. He had been repeatedly warned and finally only after the big boss interfered, did Liu Fan finally stop. However, things had become a fact. No matter how he said he didn¡¯t know about it, it would be redundant.


    The next eliminated guest had returned. Liang Xincheng stood up to greet him. Xia Yuanhang on the other hand, sneered in his heart and changed his seat to sit on the other side.

 CH 11

    In the early morning of the second day after the recording of the program, Liang Xincheng returned and was on the same flight as Wei Xishuang. Liang Xincheng arrived at the airport late so he boarded the plane directly after entering. Only after boarding the plane did he find that he and Wei Xishuang were seated next to each other.


    Wei Xishuang greeted him with a smile: ¡°What a coincidence, if I know, we could have come to the airport together.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded casually. He put his carry-on luggage away before sitting down and then put on his headphones and started listening to the song.


    The corners of Wei Xishuang¡¯s mouth curled slightly as he raised his hand to take off one of his headphones: ¡°Stop listening to the song and be careful of tinnitus later.¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s face darkened. He turned his head to glare at Wei Xishuang fiercely. He and Wei Xishuang were not familiar with each other and he didn¡¯t like his familiarity. He didn¡¯t know whether this person was too thick-skinned or he didn¡¯t know how to read people¡¯s faces at all, but what he had done had made Liang Xincheng a little unbearable.


    Wei Xishuang smiled helplessly before raising his hands in a gesture of surrender: ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, I apologize to you, don¡¯t be so serious.¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t plan to really argue with him in public, so he lowered his head and played with his mobile phone and ignored him.


    Wei Xishuang leaned over again and asked him with a smile: ¡°The WeChat account you gave me before is your work account, right? Can¡¯t you give your personal account?¡±


    ¡°No, just that one account.¡±Liang Xincheng replied coldly.


    ¡°What happened the other night was just a little misunderstanding. Are you so angry because you were seen by others? How about I explain to them that there is really nothing between us?¡±


    The last few words were deliberately emphasized and the laughter was also ambiguous, making it sound insincere. Liang Xincheng completely did not want to pay attention to him anymore, he just thought he was talking crazy, but Wei Xishuang got ahead of himself: ¡°Do you care about what others think? Or is it only for certain people?¡­It¡¯s Xia Yuanhang, right? I find that you really care about him, ah. I thought your relationship was all hype, but he doesn¡¯t seem to be too friendly to you, huh?¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t even give him a look anymore, put on an eye mask and leaned into the seat to close his eyes. Wei Xishuang, who was self-deprecating, smiled and finally shut up.


    Ding Yao¡¯s flight was an hour later than theirs. At this moment, he was still in the lounge of the airport, waiting to board the plane and reply to Xia Yuanhang on WeChat: ¡°I have already arrived at the airport. I just checked in with Xincheng-ge. His plane is one flight earlier and he has already boarded the plane. He is really popular. Many fans came to see him off. It¡¯s a pity that you didn¡¯t come, otherwise you can compare with him haha.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was still in the hotel. He still had a job here and had to go back a day late. When he received Ding Yao¡¯s WeChat, he was having breakfast in his room and replied to him with a voice message: ¡°There is no need to value popularity too much. The river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West.1idiom meaning change is the only constant or something similar to ¡®every dog has its day¡¯ Maybe it won¡¯t be long before you¡¯ll be more popular than me and him.¡±


    ¡°You think highly of me, how can it be possible? My uncle said that the matter of whether one is popular or not is a metaphysics, and I can¡¯t force it. But I looked at him today and thought that Xincheng-ge should be popular. He really looks good, ah. He is very outstanding in the crowd. If I chase stars, I¡¯ll chase him too.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang smiled: ¡°Are you a fan of his face? Don¡¯t be fooled by his face, you saw it that night; he is like that, that¡¯s it.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t say that, it¡¯s not clear what happened that night. I think he was quite embarrassed at the time, maybe we misunderstood. Seeing is not necessarily true, and hearsay is even more unreliable.¡±


    ¡°I think you are his fan. The filter is too heavy.¡±


    ¡°Why do you say that? You have worked with him, shouldn¡¯t the relationship be very good?¡±


    ¡°Who told you that if you have cooperated, you will definitely have a good relationship. I have worked with many people, but not everyone has a good relationship. To be honest, I am not familiar with him. Liang Xincheng, that person¡­is too complicated; he has so many thoughts,2basically means he¡¯s very good at thinking when encountering bad things, so not in a good way, not suitable for deep friendship.¡± Xia Yuanhang helplessly educated the child.


    Ding Yao couldn¡¯t help frowning as he listened to Xia Yuanhang¡¯s voice. He really had a good impression of Liang Xincheng. Even though Liang Xincheng had targeted him before, he especially believed in his intuition that he didn¡¯t know where it came from, that was, he felt that Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t have a bad heart, he just mixed in this circle and had to pretend to be the him now.


    Many people thought that Ding Yao was innocent and simple, but he had followed Du Shen since he was a child. So, he actually saw the people in this circle very accurately. There were many people in the star who pleased him, but he only became friends with Xia Yuanhang because he felt that Xia Yuanhang was not like other people with impure motives. However, on the issue of Liang Xincheng, he and Xia Yuanhang obviously had a big disagreement.


    But it wasn¡¯t just Xia Yuanhang, his Xie-gege also kept telling him to stay away from Liang Xincheng, which made Ding Yao really helpless.


    After hesitating, he asked Xia Yuanhang again: ¡°Do you really think so? Then what you called brothers and sisters in front of the camera before were all fake?¡±


    ¡°Everyone gets what they want, proper hype is necessary,¡± Xia Yuanhang admitted frankly, ¡°Liang Xincheng and I really don¡¯t have any personal relationships. The interactions on Weibo are all done by the agent. We are not even ordinary friends.¡±


    ¡°How can you not even be an ordinary friend, right?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang chuckled and continued to reply to the voice: ¡°You have to pay attention to fate to make friends. He is not the kind of person I like.¡±


    ¡°I think he¡¯s pretty good. At least he¡¯s good-looking, why don¡¯t you like him.¡± Ding Yao still insisted on his point of view.


    ¡°If he looks good, then you must like him? How can he be as cute as you?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s words were already a bit ambiguous, and Ding Yao didn¡¯t answer any more: ¡°I¡¯m going to board the plane. Let¡¯s talk later.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Xia Yuanhang smiled and sighed.


    After getting off the plane, Liang Xincheng received a call from Liu Fan as soon as he got into the nanny car and asked him how the recording had been in the past two days. Liang Xincheng replied casually: ¡°It went well, the effect should be good.¡±


    ¡°I heard that you and Xia Yuanhang were a little tit-for-tat in front of the camera?¡±


    Liang Xincheng laughed when he heard the words: ¡°Liu-ge, who did you listen to? Isn¡¯t it all the effect of the show?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m still afraid you¡¯ll lose your fans.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not me who wants to lose the fans. Don¡¯t worry, I obediently listened to you. Not only did I not avoid suspicion, but I also took the initiative. He was the one who didn¡¯t cooperate.¡±


    ¡°Then it¡¯s easy to handle.¡± Liu Fan¡¯s mind was very active. Even if Liang Xincheng wanted to break the CP with Xia Yuanhang, he couldn¡¯t be the one to take the initiative, much less let the fans favor Xia Yuanhang. Xia Yuanhang¡¯s lack of cooperation simply played right into their hands.


    Liang Xincheng knew what his manager was up to, so he didn¡¯t bother to ask any more questions. After saying a few casual words, he hung up the phone.


    He rubbed his brows wearily, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes again. Looking back on the recording of the program in the past two days, he already regretted it a little bit. He shouldn¡¯t care too much about the relationship between Xia Yuanhang and Ding Yao. He behaved irrationally in front of the camera. Apart from making people laugh, it was actually meaningless.


    Except for himself, who cared what he really thought?


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    Focus of this chapter: WeChat¡¯s voice message


    T/N: Sorry for being MIA for so long. I didn¡¯t have my laptop with me and I¡¯m too lazy to translate this chapter again haha It¡¯s saved in my laptop instead of cloud so yeah. Next time need to just use google docs I guess

 CH 12

    On the day he returned to Beijing, Liang Xincheng returned to the crew. His role would be completed in the last half month.


    The most important scenes were towards the end and the rest were almost all the rival scenes between him and Xie Qinfeng. There were emotional conflicts due to misunderstandings, as well as the scenes in which he finally sacrificed himself to protect his master in the end. This was the climax of the whole film, but it was a stressful challenge for Liang Xincheng.


    Although the director patiently told him the storylines, he himself was trying to figure out how to act the role to the best. The most critical problem was that he couldn¡¯t keep up with Xie Qinfeng¡¯s rhythm. And Xie Qinfeng, because he didn¡¯t like him, was not as willing to cooperate with each other patiently as he was with others, or even gave appropriate guidance. Liang Xincheng could only gradually grope in the process of NG again and again, resulting in the effect being slow and the shooting was delayed.


    After shooting the same shot seven or eight times, the director finally didn¡¯t continue. He asked them all to take a break and then find their feelings. Xie Qinfeng left a sentence of ¡°Okay, call me when it¡¯s ready¡± and was about to go back to the waiting room, but was stopped by the director.


    Liang Xincheng was also called over by the director. He apologized helplessly. The director patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: ¡°It¡¯s okay, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m lagging behind,¡± Liang Xincheng smiled wryly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t say sorry again. It¡¯s not like you were doing it on purpose.¡± The director said to Xie Qinfeng. ¡°Qinfeng, take your heart and be clear. It will be better for you two to communicate directly. He has a high level of understanding, he will understand when you say it.¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t expect the director to directly propose to Xie Qinfeng to let him teach himself. Xie Qinfeng glanced at Liang Xincheng coldly, but not trying to embarrass the director, he nodded in agreement.


    The director told them that they were busy and left. Xie Qinfeng picked up Liang Xincheng¡¯s script and flipped it over. There was no expression on his face, but he was a little surprised. Liang Xincheng¡¯s script was densely filled with various annotations, which showed that he had indeed done his homework carefully. This was something Xie Qinfeng hadn¡¯t expected before.


    These days, there were fewer and fewer young actors who could take the script seriously like Liang Xincheng. It was mostly the kind of people who couldn¡¯t even remember their lines and were cramming their feet on the spot. Xie Qinfeng had been in this circle for more than 20 years, and what he disliked the most was fresh meat idols who rely on so-called popularity or perfunctory and unprofessional backstage Just for this point alone, Liang Xincheng had already impressed him a little.


    Xie Qinfeng¡¯s expression softened a bit. Liang Xincheng watched him turn over his script quietly, and after a while he said: ¡°Teacher Xie, I formally apologize to you for the previous incident.¡±


    Xie Qinfeng glanced at him and frowned slightly: ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    ¡°It was my agent¡¯s idea to use you to hype up these things. I don¡¯t agree, but he is trying to help me, so I should apologize to you, I¡¯m sorry,¡± Liang Xincheng said, putting his hands together and bending his waist slightly, ¡°But please believe that this is not my intention.¡±


    Xie Qinfeng raised his eyebrows, surprised that Liang Xincheng would take the initiative to apologize for this kind of thing.


    There were too many people who had rubbed his popularity under various banners and he really didn¡¯t care about it. The only reason why he didn¡¯t want to see Liang Xincheng was because of his previous actions against Ding Yao.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t it come from your intention?¡±


    ¡°Really not,¡± Liang Xincheng smiled, with a sincere attitude, ¡°Teacher Xie, I have someone I like. I¡¯m worried that he will misunderstand this kind of stuff.¡±


    This was even more unexpected to Xie Qinfeng. He felt that Liang Xincheng¡¯s words were a bit strange. Without thinking deeply, he nodded and accepted his apology.


    ¡°And what happened to Teacher Ding before, I know that Teacher Ding is your friend. There were indeed some misunderstandings between me and him before. I have already apologized to Teacher Ding, and I also ask Teacher Xie not to hold grudges against me because of this.¡±


    Liang Xincheng opened up his words carelessly, so Xie Qinfeng was also awkward to be too careful: ¡°Forget it, you can solve the matter between you and him by yourself. Let¡¯s hurry up and get down to business. ¡±


    Although he still felt that Liang Xincheng was quite scheming, he temporarily let go of his prejudices and began to guide him patiently.


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s new drama was completed earlier. The filming was over a week after he returned to Beijing after recording the variety show. On the day he left the set, he ran into Liang Xincheng again. This was the second time in the past few months.


    When Liang Xincheng passed by, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s assistant was holding a bunch of fruits and handing them out to everyone. Seeing Liang Xincheng, she stuffed a bright red apple into his hand. Liang Xincheng smiled and thanked her.


    Xia Yuanhang stood aside with headphones on, listening to songs while waiting for the nanny car to pick him up. Liang Xincheng greeted him and handed a piece of fruit jelly he had just bought at a convenience store to Xia Yuanhang. Xia Yuanhang looked at him suspiciously but Liang Xincheng smiled, raised his chin and motioned to him to take it: ¡°Reciprocity is a courtesy.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang turned his gaze away and said coldly: ¡°No, I won¡¯t eat this.¡±


    ¡°Then give it to you.¡± Liang Xincheng handed the candy to his assistant and turned to leave.


    When he arrived on the set, Xie Qinfeng had just returned from filming a scene, and the next scene would be their scene together so the director asked them to prepare first. The relationship between them had eased a lot this week. Liang Xincheng easily handed the apple he had just got to Xie Qinfeng, and asked him with a smile: ¡°Teacher Xie, do you want to eat apples? I met Xia Yuanhang on the way here and he gave it to me.¡±


    Xie Qinfeng also smiled: ¡°Give me the apple he gave you?¡±


    ¡°You are my master, I should be filial to you.¡±Liang Xincheng happened to be a good boy with a very sweet mouth.


    Xie Qinfeng shook his head, feeling a little funny.


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s eyes flickered and he asked him: ¡°Teacher Xie, are you familiar with Xia Yuanhang?¡±


    ¡°Count it as an acquaintance, why are you asking this?¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­because Xia Yuanhang has a good relationship with Teacher Ding, and you also have a good relationship with Teacher Ding, I thought you were also friends.¡±


    Xie Qinfeng frowned when he heard the words: ¡°Who did you hear that from? That he has a good relationship with Yaoyao?¡±


    ¡°Before this, we recorded the show together, he took good care of Teacher Ding. He even ate late-night snacks alone in Teacher Ding¡¯s room at night. It should be a good relationship.¡±


    Xie Tanfeng¡¯s eyes darkened, and there was a bit of scrutiny in his gaze when he looked at Liang Xincheng: ¡°You call Yaoyao Teacher Ding, but Xia Yuanhang by his full name?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled and said, ¡°Because I am more familiar with Xia Yuanhang, he doesn¡¯t mind me calling him by his first name.¡±


    ¡°So what do you mean by deliberately telling me about him and Yaoyao?¡±


    Liang Xincheng was still smiling, with a hint of cunning in his beautiful eyes: ¡°It¡¯s nothing interesting, Teacher Xie is too sensitive.¡±


    Xie Qinfeng didn¡¯t ask anymore. He knew that Liang Xincheng had ulterior motives, but he had to admit that he was indeed influenced by his words¡­ Xia Yuanhang and Yaoyao?

 CH 13

    The day after ¡®Wanted¡¯ was finished, Liang Xincheng accepted a job from a fashion brand to promote the brand¡¯s new products this season. A large number of fans and reporters gathered at the event and a short media group visit was arranged at the end.


    Liang Xincheng coped with the various questions thrown out by reporters one by one with ease, with a formulaic smile on his face. At the same time, he promoted the movie that had finished filming.


    Towards the end, a reporter squeezed in the back row suddenly sent the microphone forward, almost hitting Liang Xincheng¡¯s face. The reporter raised his voice and asked abruptly: ¡°Xia Yuanhang¡¯s WeChat voice chat history just broke out on Weibo. He said that he is not even an ordinary friend with you. The previous interaction was all done by the agent for hype. Do you know about this? What is your opinion?¡±


    As soon as this question came out,the reporters at the scene and the fans at the back were a bit stirred up. Liang Xincheng was taken aback for a moment and subconsciously glanced at Liu Fan who was standing not far away. Liu Fan nodded at him to confirm that something was wrong. Liang Xincheng¡¯s eyes sank. Facing the countless cameras and microphones that were staring at him, he couldn¡¯t show anything. After a pause, he replied coldly: ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°Is it because you don¡¯t know about this, or because you don¡¯t know Xia Yuanhang¡¯s definition of your relationship? Are you really not even ordinary friends, just hype?¡±


    Liang Xincheng glanced at the slightly excited reporter, frowning and saying: ¡°I don¡¯t know what he thinks, but I have never thought about hyping our relationship. I make friends with my heart. I have never asked my agent to do it for me.¡±


    The reporter wanted to ask again but Liu Fan had already squeezed over to interrupt them. He ended the group interview ahead of schedule and walked away quickly protecting Liang Xincheng.


    After getting in the car, Liu Fan breathed a sigh of relief and gave Liang Xincheng a thumbs up: ¡°The response on the spot was good. The answer was very good just now. I was really afraid that you might make a mistake.¡±


    Liang Xincheng asked in a deep voice: ¡°What the hell is going on?¡±


    ¡°The paparazzi studio¡¯s Weibo exploded, you can see for yourself. Now the Internet is about to crash. This time it is indeed a bit troublesome.¡±


    Liang Xincheng clicked on Weibo and the source was from a famous paparazzi studio, even the preview didn¡¯t have a video that came out half an hour ago. The chat history was of Xia Yuanhang and whoever it was. The other party¡¯s mobile phone was leaked. The WeChat remark1WeChat¡¯s remark: when you add someone on WeChat, there is this function where you can save their name, so in the chat, it¡¯ll display the saved name instead of the name they set, and the remark is only visible to you for Xia Yuanhang was ¡®Yuanhang-ge¡¯, and all Xia Yuanhang sent to him was voice notes. His voice was very recognizable. He mentioned the name of Liang Xincheng several times; the voice really sounded like him. The avatar of the other party was mosaiced and the content of the reply was all text. He didn¡¯t know if the other party was the person who gave the information to the paparazzi, or if the phone was taken by someone who had the intention to record the screen.


    Things had been fermenting for more than half an hour and there had indeed been a riot on Weibo. The fans on both sides tore each other apart, while CP fans removed their fans¡¯ badge and stepped back. There was also the opportunity to take the rhythm of fishing in troubled waters.2Taking advantage of an accident to steal sth. It was said that Xia Yuanhang was flirting with his girlfriend while belittling his partner. They tried to find out who the other party was. However, it seemed that the screen recording was just one part of the chat record. There was too little useful information. There were a lot of suspected partners, but none of them could be confirmed.


    Liang Xincheng clicked on the screen recording and listened to it from beginning to end. The screen recording was actually very short. There were only a few words in total, but every sentence was heartbreaking.


    ¡°Who told you that if you have cooperated, you will definitely have a good relationship. I have worked with many people, but not everyone has a good relationship. To be honest, I am not familiar with him. Liang Xincheng, that person¡­is too complicated; he has so many thoughts,3basically means he¡¯s very good at thinking when encountering bad things, but he used it not in a good way here, not suitable for deep friendship.¡±


    ¡°Everyone gets what they want, proper hype is necessary. Liang Xincheng and I really don¡¯t have any personal relationships. The interactions on Weibo are all done by the agent. We are not even ordinary friends.¡±


    ¡°You have to pay attention to fate to make friends. He is not the kind of person I like.¡±


    ¡°If he looks good, then you must like him? How can he be as cute as you?¡±


    Liang Xincheng lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, so that no one could see the emotion in his eyes. It was so long that Liu Fan felt that something was wrong, so he patted him on the shoulder: ¡°What are you thinking?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing,¡± Liang Xincheng raised his head and smiled at his manager. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect him to be so stupid. Someone actually recorded him saying such things¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s right, he doesn¡¯t look like such a careless person, I really don¡¯t know what he¡¯s doing.¡±


    Liang Xincheng sneered in his heart; if he wasn¡¯t careful, he would have told the public who he was chatting with. It was not unreasonable to say ¡®lust made people dizzy¡¯. Other people couldn¡¯t guess, but who Xia Yuanhang was sending the WeChat to, he immediately had the answer in his heart.


    ¡°What should we do now?¡±


    Liu Fan said proudly: ¡°Your answer in front of the media just now has already cleared the relationship. The next step is to sell your misery. With so many CP fans, how long will it take if you don¡¯t purify it now?¡±


    Liang Xincheng closed his eyes and asked Liu Fan: ¡°What do you want to do?¡±


    ¡°Unfollow each other on Weibo too. Clear up all the previous interactions with him on Weibo, and the next wind direction will be easy to guide.¡±


    Liang Xincheng regarded Xia Yuanhang as a friend and treated him sincerely, but Xia Yuanhang tricked Liang Xincheng behind his back. Even the interaction with Liang Xincheng on Weibo was done by the agent, all for the sake of hype. One was sincere but was paid wrongly,4Internet slang. Meaning to give all your heart to someone, and it turns out that it is paid wrongly. Here, ¡®paid wrongly¡¯ means: give wrongly. This word is an Internet slang, often used to describe the disappointment of someone. the other was playing the double game.5Á½ÃæÈýµ¶: to play a double game. Basically two faced Now Liang Xincheng had recognized Xia Yuanhang¡¯s true face and he was determined to draw a line with him out of heartbreak. This rhythm was so good. Liu Fan thought about it and felt that Xia Yuanhang¡¯s wave was simply giving them a head. It really didn¡¯t hurt them too much.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t object and threw the phone to Liu Fan: ¡°You can do it, whatever you want.¡±


    Not long after the incident happened, Xia Yuanhang received an apology call from Ding Yao. Ding Yao repeatedly said ¡®I¡¯m sorry¡¯, but he didn¡¯t know who took his mobile phone to record the screen. The whole person was confused: ¡°Why don¡¯t I come out and explain it for you? At least it can prove that you were not sending the WeChat message to your girlfriend¡­¡±


    ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s useless. You will only make things more and more complicated when you come out. That¡¯s it, don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    The recorded chat history was indeed just one part of it. It started when Ding Yao asked him why his relationship with Liang Xincheng was not good and ended when he teased Ding Yao for being cute. The content that could reveal Ding Yao¡¯s identity information was cut off. Xia Yuanhang believed it was not Ding Yao who did it, but ninety percent would be the people around him.


    When the chat history was suddenly exposed, Xia Yuanhang was indeed very angry, but Ding Yao wasn¡¯t intentionally doing it. He couldn¡¯t say anything serious. He could only think that he was unlucky.


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s manager contacted him as soon as the incident broke out. After learning that Ding Yao was involved in the incident, he immediately felt that the situation was very difficult and said that he would report to the company.


    After Xia Yuanhang hung up the call with Ding Yao, his manager called again and asked him to go to the company now.


    ¡°Don¡¯t make any response yet, let alone mention Ding Yao. Come to the company, let¡¯s talk to each other in person.¡±

 CH 14

    Xia Yuanhang signed a contract with Shengxing for five years and had filmed more than a dozen movies and TV shows in total. In the past few years, the company didn¡¯t pay much attention to him and his roles were limited in supporting roles. It wasn¡¯t until two years ago that he started to get lucky and was casted in a low budget TV series with two male leads. Relying on selling rot, the journey to stardom finally became smooth.


    In all fairness, the company treated him very well. Since he became popular, they had been using all kinds of good resources to support him. Today¡¯s Xia Yuanhang was already a top-level traffic actor sought after by countless fans wherever he went. With his own popularity and topics, he could be considered a leader among Shengxing¡¯s new generation of artists.


    But these were not worth mentioning in the eyes of Du Shen, the boss of Shengxing. They could create the first Xia Yuanhang, and naturally there would be a second one. The company needed people who would be obedient and didn¡¯t cause trouble. If Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t do it, there was no need to stay in the company anymore.


    Although the things on the Internet were detrimental to Xia Yuanhang¡¯s image, they were not a scandal of a bad nature after all. As long as the public relations were good, the problem was actually not big. The only reason why Xia Yuanhang was called back to the company urgently was because the incident involved Ding Yao.


    The big boss personally asked that Ding Yao must not be dragged down in any way. The manager conveyed the meaning of the above to Xia Yuanhang: ¡°You absolutely cannot mention that it is Ding Yao, even if it means you must admit that it is your girlfriend.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s face was a little ugly. The agent patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: ¡°In fact, it¡¯s not that serious. Not to mention Ding Yao, there is no need to follow the anti fans thinking and say it¡¯s your girlfriend. Just say it¡¯s a joke between friends. As for the part about Liang Xincheng, there is no need to respond. Anyway, even if all the cp fans stop being your fans, your pure fans will be very happy. It¡¯s not necessarily a bad thing.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang nodded in silence, and his manager reminded him again: ¡°You have to understand what the big boss means. As long as you are obedient, the company will definitely not treat you badly. You have seen how the company has treated you in the past few years. Your contract will expire soon. If you are willing to renew your contract, you¡¯ll definitely be given more preferential treatment. But there¡¯s only one thing, don¡¯t provoke some people who shouldn¡¯t be provoked. That Ding Yao¡­You stay away from him.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang frowned and asked impatiently: ¡°Ding Yao and I are just friends, is that not okay?¡±


    ¡°Are you just a friend or something else? You know best in your heart. I didn¡¯t bother to talk about it with you before, but what happened this time has already made the big boss very dissatisfied. You have to know that in the eyes of the big boss, you are not suitable to be a friend of the prince. People have to be self-aware. Ding Yao, he is a rich young master who comes to play in this circle. You are different from him. Your dad has come to you recently, right? How much did you give him this time? Of course, this is a matter between your father and son. I, as an outsider, can¡¯t control it but your dad is like a ticking time bomb. Maybe one day it will cause you a lot of trouble. Do you think the big boss will be willing to let you get close to his precious nephew?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang turned cold: ¡°Did you tell Big Boss about my personal affairs?¡±


    ¡°I just said it because Big Boss asked about your family background. What¡¯s more, this matter is not completely a private matter. If it is really exposed, it will definitely affect your image. At that time, you will have to rely on the company to help you with public relations.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s father, Xia Xiangzhou, was a bad gambler. Since the death of his mother, his father, who had always been honest in the past, had changed. He had repeatedly visited the casino and had long lost all his family¡¯s savings and sold all his properties. Almost all the money Xia Yuanhang had made over the years has been used by Xia Xiangzhou to repay gambling debts, but his appetite was getting bigger and bigger. The bigger the bet, the more you lose. As his manager said, he was indeed a ticking time bomb around Xia Yuanhang. Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t get rid of his entanglement, so he could only help him fill the bottomless pit again and again.


    ¡°Heh.¡± Xia Yuanhang gave a meaningful laugh and didn¡¯t answer again.


    He knew very well that for the company, one more of him was not much, and one less of him was not less. His value was there, but that was it. Now that something happened, the manager, on behalf of the company, took such an attitude of bullying and luring away from the focus, had made him a little disheartened. They even exposed his privacy to warn him. This was what chilled Xia Yuanhang the most.


    He did have a good impression of Ding Yao, but it was just a good impression. And from beginning to end, except for that joke-like tease, he did not do anything out of line with Ding Yao. It turned out that even this was not allowed.


    On the way back, Xia Yuanhang saw Liang Xincheng¡¯s group interview with the media today. Liang Xincheng¡¯s instant black face reaction and that almost impeccable answer have been intercepted by his fans, which had become the most favorable evidence to prove that it was only Xia Yuanhang¡¯s unilateral hype.


    To add fuel to the fire, Liang Xincheng unfollowed him half an hour ago and cleaned up all interactions with him on Weibo, without a single explanation. The fans who had already fallen into madness became even crazier, rushing towards them with overwhelming curses and verbal abuse, especially him.


    Xia Yuanhang smiled wryly, and was not surprised by Liang Xincheng¡¯s counterattack. In fact, it was his own fault that things turned out like this. If Liang Xincheng was a hypocrite, he was probably a real villain.


    At eight o¡¯clock in the evening, Liang Xincheng made a cup of coffee and sat down in front of the TV and pressed the remote control. Tonight, ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ would broadcast the episode he participated in. The timing was very coincidental.


    The tearing and scolding war between fans on the Internet was continuing to escalate and the various performances of him and Xia Yuanhang in ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ had undoubtedly added new material to the scolding war. His proactive provocation and Xia Yuanhang¡¯s ungratefulness had all become arguments for fans on both sides to attack each other.


    Liang Xincheng was absent-mindedly watching the show while scrolling through Weibo to see the audience¡¯s reaction. The real-time ratings of the show hit a new high, probably because of him and Xia Yuanhang.


    Towards the end of the show, Liu Fan sent a WeChat message to remind him that Xia Yuanhang had responded, but he didn¡¯t target them, so they didn¡¯t have to pay any more attention.


    Liang Xincheng clicked on Shengxing¡¯s official blog to take a look at it. He did indeed send a lawyer¡¯s letter, suing the paparazzi studio that broke the news for invasion of privacy, and the several marketing accounts that went with the rhythm that Xia Yuanhang was sending WeChat to his girlfriend for marketing slander and rumors.


    The lawyer¡¯s letter that shifted the focus without pain or itching did not have much deterrence, but Xia Yuanhang¡¯s fans seemed to finally have the confidence and frantically forwarded it as a weapon for the next round of tearing. The CP fans who were waiting for the official statement were finally completely disappointed. Countless people blackened their heads and took off their fans badges, and more people cried and shouted that they felt sorry for Liang Xincheng. From now on, they would only protect him.


    Liang Xincheng finished drinking the last sip of coffee in the cup, but his mouth felt dull.


    He turned off the screen of his phone, stared at the empty cup in front of him in a daze for a moment. The overwhelming and complicated emotions finally calmed down, and all turned into a silent sigh.

 CH 15

    Before the Spring Festival, a fashion magazine held an entertainment carnival event, inviting dozens of entertainment stars and fashion industry figures to attend. This was the first time that Liang Xincheng and Xia Yuanhang shared the same stage after half a month of the WeChat voice message incident. All media outlets had their focus on them, trying to dig up more gossip material.


    Unexpectedly, Liang Xincheng accompanied Yu Mingxiu, the chairman of their company and even walked the red carpet with Yu Mingxiu. It seemed that he did not care about the never-ending rumors about the ambiguity between him and Yu Mingxiu.


    As for the voice message incident and the continuous controversy on the Internet over the past half month, neither Liang Xincheng nor Xia Yuanhang responded when asked by reporters.


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s life during this time had not been easy. Not to mention the overwhelming criticism on the Internet, the renewal of the contract with the company had also been put on hold. The renewal conditions given by the company were very favorable, but there were also many restrictions. Long before the accident, he had already had the idea of going out alone, but it was not easy to find a suitable manager to partner with.


    Plus, now that something had happened to him, whether it was big or not, it did have an impact on his image. At least it would give his partner an extra layer of consideration when evaluating his value.


    After socializing for a while, Xia Yuanhang went to the bathroom after the toasts that should be toasted were all over. Compared with the hustle and bustle in the venue, the outside was much quieter and even the several lounges for guests were empty. Getting a little tipsy, Xia Yuanhang opened the door of one of the rooms casually, wanting to go in and rest for a while.


    He didn¡¯t expect that there were still people in the lounge and they were two big men who were hugging so close to each other. Xia Yuanhang, who was holding the door handle, didn¡¯t even react. The man who was facing him raised his eyes and glanced over. There was a hint of warning in his cold eyes. Xia Yuanhang was startled, and immediately took a step back, closing the door again.


    The person who warned him was Yu Mingxiu, and the man who was hugged by him only showed a side face. Xia Yuanhang thought that if he was not mistaken, it should be Du Shen, the boss of their company.


    Breaking through a secret that shouldn¡¯t be broken, Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t help being a little terrified, but there was an untimely chuckle behind him.


    Xia Yuanhang turned around and met Liang Xincheng¡¯s teasing gaze. He couldn¡¯t help but frown: ¡°How come you¡¯re here?¡±


    ¡°You can be here, why can¡¯t I?¡± Liang Xincheng pouted in the direction of the lounge, ¡°Help the big boss guard the door.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang immediately understood: ¡°Do you know everything?¡±


    Liang Xincheng shrugged: ¡°I wanted to remind you, but you moved too fast.¡±


    Well, he admitted that he did it on purpose. When he saw that it was Xia Yuanhang who came, he deliberately kept silent. He watched Xia Yuanhang open the door but was so frightened that he quickly backed out, before he then walked out from the corner to watch the fun.


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s eyes darkened: ¡°Did you do it on purpose?¡±


    ¡°You can think whatever you want, but if you broke the secret of the boss of the company, don¡¯t you think he will bury you?¡±


    ¡°What about you? What¡¯s your relationship with Yu Mingxiu? He¡¯s making out with others inside and you¡¯re here to guard the gate for him?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled again and blinked lightly: ¡°Are you curious about my relationship with Director Yu?¡±


    When Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t say anything, Liang Xincheng immediately said, ¡°Do you believe me when I say that my relationship with him is just that of a boss and an employee?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang glanced at him, obviously did not believe his words. Liang Xincheng helplessly said: ¡°I know you don¡¯t believe it, but I have a clean relationship with him, don¡¯t wrong me, ah.¡±


    ¡°It has nothing to do with me.¡±


    As Xia Yuanhang turned around and left, Liang Xincheng sighed, why didn¡¯t he believe it? He was really not such a casual person.


    It was already past eleven o¡¯clock in the evening when the event ended, and Yu Mingxiu left early, taking Du Shen with him. Liang Xincheng, who came with him, was left behind. The nanny car that came to pick him up sent his unwell assistant away first more than half an hour ago. Liang Xincheng then was pulled by a senior to chat and the activity was over at the moment. He called the driver but the driver said that he was blocked by a car accident on his way.


    Liang Xincheng sighed at the bad luck. He hung up the phone and raised his eyes to see Xia Yuanhang and his assistant walking out. Without any thought, he went over: ¡°Can I get a ride? The driver who came to pick me up said he was stuck on the road and I might have to wait for a long time.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was slightly surprised. It seemed that he didn¡¯t expect him to make such a request. Not to mention that they were not familiar with each other before, their relationship was even more awkward now. But Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t feel embarrassed: ¡°Please, it¡¯s raining heavily outside. Do me a favor. I live near here.¡±


    Seeing that Xia Yuanhang was still hesitating, Liang Xincheng reminded him in a low voice: ¡°There must be a lot of fans waiting outside whether it¡¯s raining or not. If you ask the driver to drive the car over and I will get in the car with you, maybe the previous things will be over.¡±


    No, it would definitely become more thrilling.


    But Liang Xincheng¡¯s words indeed did move Xia Yuanhang. He turned his head and motioned to his assistant, signing that he agreed.


    As Liang Xincheng expected, the strong winds and heavy rains could not stop the enthusiasm of fans. When they came out, there were still many little girls in raincoats and umbrellas who had been waiting for them for hours. The sound of pressing the shutter keeps ringing. Liang Xincheng got into the car after Xia Yuanhang and vaguely heard screams mixed with unbelievable gasps. He raised the corners of his lips and calmly waved goodbye to the fans outside the car.


    ¡°Where do you live?¡±


    After the car drove out, Xia Yuanhang asked about Liang Xincheng¡¯s residence. Liang Xincheng reported the name of the community, and it was indeed nearby, not far from Xia Yuanhang¡¯s residence. Xia Yuanhang nodded and asked the driver to see him off first.


    Even if the car windows were closed tightly, the sound of heavy rain pouring outside the car could not be concealed. The air in the car became stuffier. Liang Xincheng coughed lightly and asked Xia Yuanhang without much words: ¡°Do you also live around here?¡±


    ¡°Not far.¡±


    It was so cold and Liang Xincheng felt uncomfortable. He remembered the excitement when he knew that his drama¡¯s partner would be Xia Yuanhang and the embarrassment of seeing him on the set for the first time and taking the initiative to say hello but being treated coldly by him. It seemed that from the beginning to the present, Xia Yuanhang had never really smiled at him outside the camera. He had always had this cold attitude of rejecting people from thousands of miles away.


    Liang Xincheng stopped talking, lowered his head to start playing with his mobile phone. There were already fans on Weibo who posted pictures of them getting in the car together and naturally there was a new round of bloodshed. Liang Xincheng felt a little funny and felt that the fans who tried to guess what their relationship was like were pitiful. But who could say that he was not pitiful.


    Because of the rain, the ten-minute drive took more than half an hour to arrive. Before getting out of the car, Liang Xincheng thanked Xia Yuanhang. Xia Yuanhang¡¯s assistant handed him an umbrella. Liang Xincheng took it and smiled at Xia Yuanhang: ¡°I¡¯m leaving. I¡¯ll return the umbrella to you next time I have a chance.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang wanted to say no, but Liang Xincheng had already opened the door and got out of the car. He swiftly opened his umbrella and walked into the heavy rain.


    T/N: I was so busy on Sunday and Monday so I forgot to update on the Monday. But another chapter is coming up tomorrow to make up for it. Happy reading everyone!

 CH 16

    After finishing his last job before the new year, Liang Xincheng was completely relaxed. The next drama would only start in early March, so he could rest for nearly a month.


    For Liang Xincheng, the Chinese New Year was not very meaningful except for a long vacation. He had not even had a formal Chinese New Year dinner for many years since his parents died in an accident in the second grade of elementary school.


    He was an orphan, and after the death of his parents, he was kicked around like a ball among relatives, living a life of hunger and suffering, barely making it through college on the small inheritance his parents left behind. He studied in a very ordinary second-grade school in Beijing, and his major had nothing to do with acting, but he was determined to enter the industry early on.


    From the beginning of his freshman year, he used the summer and winter vacations and holidays to run to major film and television cities and film sets to find opportunities. From the group performance without a line or even a lens at the beginning, to the later, when he was lucky, he could also encounter one or two small roles with names. He was not afraid of hardship or fatigue and gradually gained performance experience bit by bit.


    It was not that no one wanted to provide him with a shortcut, because he actually had many opportunities with that face, but he refused them all and he offended some people as a result. Fortunately, he met Yu Mingxiu later, and his life experience began to turn around for the better.


    Liang Xincheng occasionally recalled the past. He never regretted entering this circle, but the reason for choosing this business in the first place might never be mentioned to anyone again.


    On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Liang Xincheng received a call from a friend, asking him to go to a bar for a drink. He had just finished his dinner and was bored with changing the channel to look for a show, so he agreed without much hesitation. He got up and changed his jacket to go out.


    He Tianqi was one of Liang Xincheng¡¯s few close friends. He used to be considered a half-circle insider. The two met when they were working together on a film set. Because he couldn¡¯t make money he quit the industry two years ago and opened a bar with a friend, which was doing quite well. Liang Xincheng would pay him a visit whenever he had time.


    Although it was the New Year, the bar was very lively and business was better than usual. There were quite a few familiar-looking peers among them. Liang Xincheng wore a hat and mask to keep a low profile, and only greeted He Tianqi before he found a corner to sit down, and let He Tianqi go to work.


    He Tianqi had a good personality. Although he had retired from entertainment, he made a lot of friends in this circle. Besides Liang Xincheng, almost all of them were on the 18th line and behind-the-scenes people. These people would often come here to play, and his bar, which was full of people, was also well-known in the circle.


    Liang Xincheng slowly sipped his drink, which was specially mixed for him by He Tianqi to suit his taste. He enjoyed the feeling of drinking alone in such a noisy bar; he was neither alone nor disturbed by anyone.


    The men and women at the table next to him were chatting loudly about the gossip in the circle. Among them, Liang Xincheng knew a few people who had worked together before but he was not familiar with them. He was too lazy to go over and be polite so he lowered the brim of his hat even lower, not wanting to be recognized.


    This group of people seemed to be drinking too much and were a little bit outspoken, and one of them had insider information and kept talking about it. The topic touched on the WeChat voice message incident that happened before, and everyone started talking about it all at once. However, they didn¡¯t expect Liang Xincheng, who was one of the parties, to actually sit next to them.


    ¡°That¡¯s not a big deal at all, okay. The real material is not that at all. Let me tell you, the real material obtained by the paparazzi is Xie Qinfeng kissing the same sex on the set. There are photos. Do you know who the target is? It¡¯s the prince of Shengxing, Ding or something, yes, Ding Yao, but it wasn¡¯t exposed. The photo was bought by Xie Qinfeng with money, and he changed it to block the paparazzi¡¯s mouth. That WeChat record was given to them by Xie Qinfeng¡­¡±


    The audience was stunned and found it unbelievable. The one who broke the news¡¯ face turned crimson with anger. ¡°Why am I lying to you? My best friend is the editor of that studio. This material is absolutely true. Actor Xie and the prince have that kind of relationship!¡±


    Liang Xincheng took a sip of the wine in the glass and frowned slightly.


    A picture of Xie Qinfeng and Ding Yao kissing on the set? Did anyone else take the picture?


    If the paparazzi got the one he took, how did they get it?


    Although his personal mobile phone had a simple password, which was his birthday and was easy to try out, he almost never left it alone. He even rarely gave it to his assistant. The only time it was left in a public place was in a bathroom when he was recording ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ and was found by someone else.


    Thinking of a certain possibility, Liang Xincheng¡¯s eyes gradually darkened.


    He Tianqi, who had gone to greet a group of guests, came over to drink with Liang Xincheng. When he asked how he was doing, Liang Xincheng smiled: ¡°It¡¯s the same. I¡¯m going to join the group again after the New Year, I¡¯ll be busy.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s pretty good, you finally got through it.¡± He Tianqi clinked glasses with him. He hesitated a little before he asked him in a low voice, ¡°I saw the gossip on the Internet. The one you¡¯re with, do you really have a fall out with him?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing to make a fuss about and it¡¯s not falling out, it¡¯s never been good.¡± Liang Xincheng said indifferently, shaking his head, obviously not wanting to say any more.


    He Tianqi didn¡¯t ask any more questions knowingly and drank a glass of wine with him.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t stay for long. Before leaving, He Tianqi couldn¡¯t help reminding him again: ¡°Then¡­just forget it, don¡¯t be too persistent.¡±


    Liang Xincheng buckled the brim of his hat to cover his eyes. He Tianqi only saw the corners of his lips slightly raised: ¡°It¡¯s not that easy.¡±


    When he came out of the bar, Liang Xincheng put on his mask again and pulled up the big hood of his down jacket to cover himself more tightly. He didn¡¯t take a car, but walked aimlessly along the neon-lit street with his hands in his pockets.


    There were very few people on the street. Occasionally, there are pairs of couples and a few families passing by. Only Liang Xincheng, in this cold day, late at night on the second day of the new year, was alone on the road, letting the lights lengthen his shadow.


    In the distance, the big screen on the skyscraper¡¯s exterior was scrolling with Xia Yuanhang¡¯s picture. Liang Xincheng stopped and looked up intently. He suddenly remembered that today seemed to be Xia Yuanhang¡¯s birthday. He guessed that this was probably a birthday gift from a fan. He couldn¡¯t help but chuckle.


    ¡°Happy birthday.¡± He mumbled in his heart, turned around and took a selfie with the skyscraper as the background, holding up his phone.


    There was only a dazzling white light on the big screen in the photo and the content could not be seen clearly, but he was facing the camera, and the only pair of eyes facing the camera were smiling. Liang Xincheng was very satisfied. He opened his mobile phone Weibo and clicked the upload, sending fans New Year greetings that were two days late.


    After posting on Weibo, he stood in place for a while, watching the photos on the big screen scroll through a round, and then started a new round. He took out the fruit candy in his pocket, and peeled out one before stuffing it into his mouth. He tasted the sweet and greasy peach flavor in his mouth, smiled again, and turned to leave.

 CH 17

    Before the filming of the new film started, Liang Xincheng went to Macau to shoot commercials. The three-day filming time was a very good resource.


    The downstairs of the hotel where he stayed was an internationally renowned casino. Before coming here, Liu Fan specifically told him that he could not be addicted to playing when he went in to touch his luck. He also needed to be careful not to be photographed.


    Liang Xincheng laughed it off. He was very stingy, so he couldn¡¯t bear to spend his money on gambling.


    The third day¡¯s filming ended early and it was over not long after noon. The assistant who followed finally had the opportunity to go shopping, but Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t have much interest in it, so he went back to the hotel alone.


    After resting in the room for an afternoon, at eight o¡¯clock, he went downstairs to the restaurant next to the casino downstairs. He wanted to have dinner, but just as he stepped out of the elevator, he unexpectedly ran into Xia Yuanhang.


    Xia Yuanhang and a middle-aged man were pulling and arguing about something outside the casino. Even though he was wearing a hat and mask, Liang Xincheng recognized him at a glance. He didn¡¯t know that Xia Yuanhang had also come to Macau and it seemed that it was for a personal matter.


    Liang Xincheng stopped and stood in place for a while. As Xia Yuanhang¡¯s argument with the man grew louder, he heard Xia Yuanhang question the man in a stern voice: ¡°What did you say last time? You said it was the last time but what are you doing now?! How many last times do you have?¡±


    The man¡¯s cloudy eyes were full of greed and madness. Because of the excitement, the whole face was swollen red as he gasped for breath: ¡°I¡¯m really lucky this time. You don¡¯t have to care about me. I can win back all the money I lost before with interest!¡±¡±


    ¡°Are you crazy! Stop dreaming! Come back with me now!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going back, I¡¯m your old man, you leave me alone!¡±


    The man violently swatted away Xia Yuanhang¡¯s hand, turned around and ran inside the casino.


    Xia Yuanhang went after him, but was stopped by the casino¡¯s security guard. The security guard seemed to think that he was deliberately coming to cause trouble and refused to let him in, making Xia Yuanhang furious: ¡°He is my father, he has no money left! Why did you let him go in to gamble?¡±


    The passer-by all had been looking at him, but fortunately, there were few people who knew him in this kind of place. When Xia Yuanhang was about to clash with the security guards, Liang Xincheng took a big step over to pull him back and reminded him in a small voice: ¡°Stop it, be careful of being photographed.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was stunned for a moment, Liang Xincheng smiled at him: ¡°I won¡¯t say anything.¡±


    Ten minutes later, they were sitting in the corner of the bar upstairs. Liang Xincheng watched Xia Yuanhang pour down three glasses of foreign wine in a row without blinking, and helplessly held down his glass: ¡°Stop drinking, you¡¯ll get sick if you drink too much.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang wiped his face. The wine he drank burned his stomach, and his mouth was full of bitterness.


    At this time, it seemed that the person in front of him was just a colleague who had an awkward relationship with him. It was not important anymore. He just wanted to find someone to pour out his heart full of unresolved bitterness: ¡°He came back before the New Year and said he would never gamble again. After the New Year, he went to find a serious job and swore in front of my mother¡¯s grave. As a result, he came here again in less than a month. Do you think he is really crazy?¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t know what to say, he didn¡¯t know the situation in Xia Yuanhang¡¯s family. In Liang Xincheng¡¯s impression, when Xia Yuanhang was the most energetic in high school, his family was still very harmonious and happy. He had also seen Xia Yuanhang¡¯s parents come to school together for the parent-teacher meeting. At that time, the man looked very serious and upright. It was hard to recognize the gambler who was so thin and out of shape like an addict that he had seen at the entrance of the casino before as the man before.


    ¡°How did he get involved in gambling?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang shook his head and smiled bitterly: ¡°It¡¯s been like this since my mom died. At first I thought he wanted to vent because he was too sad so I didn¡¯t care about him. It was too late when I wanted to. I can¡¯t figure out how much money he has taken from me to gamble over the years¡­I don¡¯t care about money, but he can¡¯t keep going like this. He also went to borrow loan sharks, he is really tired of living.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang began to pour wine again, but Liang Xincheng did not stop him anymore. Listening to Xia Yuanhang intermittently talking about his mother¡¯s death, he also poured a glass and accompanied Xia Yuanhang to drink a stuffy drink.


    When Xia Yuanhang drank a whole glass of wine again, his voice was a little slurred and even a little choked: ¡°I always thought he would change. He was not like this before. Why is he like this now¡­ Why on earth?¡±


    ¡°People will always change. Don¡¯t be too soft-hearted. Don¡¯t give it to your dad if he asks you for money. You can¡¯t let him really treat you as an ATM. It¡¯s the result of your indulgence that he became like this.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang looked at Liang Xincheng with stunned eyes: ¡°You mean¡­ I made him like this?¡±


    ¡°You are not the main cause, but you can¡¯t say that you have no responsibility at all.¡± Liang Xincheng patted him on the back and comforted him, ¡°If you want him to change, don¡¯t give him another penny from now on, otherwise he will never be able to change.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang smiled bitterly again: ¡°How can it be so easy? If I don¡¯t give him money, can I watch him get killed by loan sharks and debt collectors?¡±


    ¡°That was too easy to him. You have to teach him some lessons to make him remember for a long time. At least let him know that your money is not from the wind that he can squander it on the gambling table as he pleases.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang knew the truth, but it was not so easy to really harden his heart. He drank one glass at a time, wondering if his father would regret it and stop gambling if he died here drunk.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t persuade him anymore. He knew that Xia Yuanhang was uncomfortable and it was useless to say anything at this time, so he might as well let him vent.


    At eleven o¡¯clock, Liang Xincheng carried Xia Yuanhang, who was already drunk and unconscious, upstairs to his room and threw him into the bed. Liang Xincheng stood by the bed and looked at him for a while, unable to tell what it was like.


    In the end, he shook his head helplessly and went to the bathroom to get a hot towel. He wiped Xia Yuanhang¡¯s face, but when he got up, Xia Yuanhang suddenly grabbed his wrist.


    Drunk people seem to have great strength. The unsuspecting Liang Xincheng was pulled unsteadily by Xia Yuanhang, and his whole body fell into his arms. When he wanted to get up again, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s hands were unconsciously wrapped around him.


    Liang Xincheng sighed in his heart. He was not Liu Xiahui.1Liu Xiahui is a metaphor for some people who are not disturbed and it also describes someone¡¯s behavior. Liu Xiahui is a name in ancient times, but the story of his calmness has been passed down from generation to generation They were so close together that the place where they rubbed together reacted almost instantly. He turned his head to look at Xia Yuanhang¡¯s face. The drunk didn¡¯t have much consciousness. He just followed his instinct and hugged him tightly, trying to absorb the temperature on his body.


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s lips slowly pressed against each other, and a light kiss was printed on Xia Yuanhang¡¯s chin, then slowly moved up to the corner of his mouth, and finally fell on his lips. The lips were close to each other and rubbed together intimately.


    After a long time, Xia Yuanhang, who had been unresponsive, suddenly raised his hand and clasped the back of Liang Xincheng¡¯s head. He pressed him to turn over, and the tip of his tongue dominantly squeezed his lips and teeth and began to kiss deeply without rules.

 CH 18

    Xia Yuanhang slowly opened his eyes, and his gaze touched a snow-white back with deep and shallow red marks. He was startled for a moment, rubbing his forehead, which was painful after a hangover and excessive lust before sitting up. Finally, he could see clearly the person who was lying next to him and still asleep.


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s sleeping posture was very unsteady; he shrank in the corner of the bed with his eyebrows frowning, which was an extremely insecure expression.


    The memories of last night instantly flooded Xia Yuanhang¡¯s mind and even every detail was clearly audible. The most impactful of all those blood-curdling images was Liang Xincheng¡¯s sultry expression when he kept moaning under him. Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t even dare to think about it too much. He got out of bed in a panic, picked up the clothes on the ground and went into the bathroom.


    When the hot water poured down, the chaotic brain gradually became clear. All the pictures were strung into a line; it was Liang Xincheng who took the initiative to lean over and kiss him. Xia Yuanhang frowned slightly and then sighed helplessly after a while.


    Even if Liang Xincheng did it intentionally, he was still an accomplice after all; he was still the one who took advantage, so he also had an inescapable responsibility.


    When Xia Yuanhang finished taking a shower and changed his clothes, he walked out of the bathroom to see Liang Xincheng was already awake and was sitting on the bed in a daze. The quilt slid to his waist, revealing his thin body full of fierce marks. Xia Yuanhang subconsciously turned his gaze away. Liang Xincheng raised his eyes to him, his eyes flickered but he didn¡¯t say anything. He lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and went into the bathroom naked.


    Someone came to ring the doorbell of the room. After hesitating, Xia Yuanhang walked to the door and took a look outside. It was Liang Xincheng¡¯s assistant. He opened the door directly. The smile on the little assistant¡¯s face froze at the corner of her mouth as she swallowed the ¡®Good morning¡¯ abruptly. Xia Yuanhang explained embarrassedly: ¡°He is still taking a shower.¡±


    ¡°Oh, oh, I just want to remind him to hurry up, or he will miss the plane. I will help him take his luggage down first. The car has arrived.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang nodded and let the other party in.


    The little assistant glanced at the messy sheets and clothes thrown on the ground, not daring to think anything about it. She quickly helped Liang Xincheng organize his luggage, and finally left Xia Yuanhang with the sentence ¡°Please tell him about this once he finished taking a shower in a while¡±, and left as if fleeing.


    Half an hour later, when Liang Xincheng came out of the shower, Xia Yuanhang was already fully dressed and was standing by the door of the room, scrolling through his phone absent-mindedly. Liang Xincheng wiped his hair and smiled at him: ¡°I thought you must have left.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang coughed softly: ¡°Your assistant came just now and urged you to move faster. She has already helped you pack your bags and go down first.¡±


    ¡°I know, I¡¯ll go down in a while¡­ How about you? Are you going back today?¡±


    ¡°En.¡±


    He came here to find his gambler father. Now that his father had run away and he did something he shouldn¡¯t do in a daze, he was really not in the mood to stay any longer.


    ¡°Have you bought the plane ticket?¡±


    ¡°Just booked it on my phone, this morning¡¯s flight.¡±


    ¡°Then we are the same class ah, do you want to go with my car?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang nodded after hesitating. Saying no at this time was just deception, which was meaningless.


    They tacitly didn¡¯t mention what happened last night and ended this non-embarrassing conversation.


    Liang Xincheng packed his carry-on luggage, and the two went downstairs together.


    It was too late for breakfast, so the assistant bought bread and milk for them. After going downstairs, they got in the car and rushed to the airport.


    The two people in the car remained silent and no one spoke. The little assistant noticed the weird and subtle atmosphere between them; it made her worried but she didn¡¯t dare to ask more. Liu Fan had already sent a WeChat asking Liang Xincheng: ¡°Xia Yuanhang went to Macau? In your room early in the morning?¡±


    ¡°Did Xiaoqian tell you? You knew it pretty quickly.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s going on with you guys? Didn¡¯t you just tear your faces off? What is the meaning of this again and again?¡±


    ¡°Nothing, just happened to run into him. Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t cause you any trouble.¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t want to say more. What he would do in the future, he didn¡¯t even know himself. Before crossing that line, he could have thousands of ways to hide his thoughts, but what about now?


    There were many fans outside the airport who came to see them. As soon as the car stopped, the little girls gathered around.


    Most of these people were Liang Xincheng¡¯s fans; Xia Yuanhang came here for a private trip and bought the tickets at the last minute. Not many people knew about it, so when they saw him and Liang Xincheng get off the car together, everyone was overjoyed.


    They walked into the airport one after another, with no expressions on their faces. Liang Xincheng, who had always been very kind to fans, was no longer in the mood for business. His body was not very comfortable and his heart was even more empty.


    Obviously the physical distance was too close to be closer, but it seemed to push people farther. He couldn¡¯t guess what Xia Yuanhang would think about what happened last night, but it was obvious that Xia Yuanhang was avoiding it. He could only do the same; treating it like it never happened


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s mind was in a daze. There were fans rushing up behind him, wanting to give him a gift but Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t react and was instead pushed by the overexcited fans so that he staggered under his feet and fell forward.


    The assistant who followed behind him took a step back and didn¡¯t hold him back. Amidst the exclamation of the fans around him, Xia Yuanhang who was walking in front turned around to catch him. Liang Xincheng looked at Xia Yuanhang with some confusion, and Xia Yuanhang supported him to stand still. Noticing that his face looked pale, he subconsciously raised his hand to touch his forehead.


    The hot temperature made Xia Yuanhang startled. Liang Xincheng backed away and smiled at him: ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    After the security check was completed and entering the waiting room, Xia Yuanhang frowned and asked Liang Xincheng: ¡°You have a fever and you don¡¯t know it?¡±


    Liang Xincheng said indifferently, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, just get some sleep and you¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    The assistant hurriedly went to look through the bag, then shook his head helplessly: ¡°I forgot to bring the medicine when I came a few days ago..¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was very unhappy. He seemed to have a fire in his heart, but he didn¡¯t know to whom he was going to vent. He felt like Liang Xincheng was being bullied by him. He could only pretend that he didn¡¯t care about anything, but what could he do? Was he responsible? Was Liang Xincheng an unmarried young woman who needed him to be responsible?


    ¡°It¡¯s really all right, I just didn¡¯t sleep well last night. Iust rest for a while and I¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang instantly couldn¡¯t say anything. Liang Xincheng shook his head, found a place to sit down, pulled down the hat on his head to cover his eyes, and leaned wearily into the back of the chair.


    ¡°I¡¯ll get him some hot water, please take care of him.¡±


    The little assistant took the kettle to fetch water and Xia Yuanhang stood there. Looking at Liang Xincheng, who was drooping his head and almost shrinking into his big jacket, his heart was even more blocked. He shouldn¡¯t have come here to find someone, and shouldn¡¯t have drunk with Liang Xincheng, whom he didn¡¯t know well, let alone be seduced by him.


    But it was useless to say anything now. He was the one who bullied that person, no amount of excuses could change this fact.

 CH 19

    After arriving in Beijing, many fans came to pick him up after hearing the news and Xia Yuanhang¡¯s assistant also came. Liang Xincheng left the gate first.


    Xia Yuanhang got into the car only to find that there was a men¡¯s bracelet in his coat pocket. It wasn¡¯t his. The only possibility was that it fell from Liang Xincheng¡¯s wrist during the entanglement last night and fell into his clothes.


    Xia Yuanhang held the bracelet in a daze for a moment, shook his head and forced himself to delete those too charming images in his mind. After putting the bracelet back into his clothes, he stopped thinking about it.


    Liu Fan personally came to the airport to pick Liang Xincheng up, and as soon as Liang Xincheng got in the car, he started to talk to him: ¡°What the hell is going on with you and that Xia Yuanhang? Why didn¡¯t you stay away from him, ah? Some people on the Internet are already suspecting that this one is actually a series of hype. What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Liang Xincheng was so dizzy that he leaned back in his seat and fell asleep. He hardly had the strength to speak. The assistant reluctantly reminded Liu Fan: ¡°He has a high fever and probably needs to go to the hospital.¡±


    Liu Fan was startled and raised his hand to touch Liang Xincheng¡¯s forehead: ¡°What¡¯s going on? Didn¡¯t you feel fine yesterday? How come you suddenly have a high fever? What exactly did you and Xia Yuanhang do in Macau?¡±


    Having said that, he also really did not mean to be crooked. The little assistant recalled the scene she saw when she walked into the room early in the morning that she almost broke out in a cold sweat, but she didn¡¯t dare to say it.


    Liang Xincheng was impatient with Liu Fan¡¯s nagging so he interrupted him with a hoarse voice and irritability: ¡°Don¡¯t ask, the matter between me and him is my private matter, so don¡¯t ask in the future.¡±


    On the second day after returning from Macau, Liang Xincheng¡¯s new film started filming and he started to join the crews. The set was out of town and the filming took another two months.


    Everything that night was like a dream. After waking up from the dream, there was no trace of it. He and Xia Yuanhang were still two parallel lines that did not intersect, each with its own trajectory. Nothing had changed.


    After Xia Yuanhang¡¯s contract with Shengxing expired, he finally chose to terminate the contract. He found a new agent through a friend, reached a cooperation agreement and set up his own independent studio.


    Before Xia Yuanhang, the new manager, Xiang Qiao, had brought out several artists with good achievements. He had a wide network of contacts in the circle, which would be a very good help.


    For Xia Yuanhang, he only hoped to be less restrained. It was not easy to meet an agent with similar ideas. The success of his career made him somewhat relieved and the pressure on his body could finally be relieved.


    After the team was tentatively built, Xiang Qiao took out several carefully selected scripts and selected them for Xia Yuanhang, who had been free for several months: ¡°This, the Republic of China film, directed by Peng Lai. The original is very popular. There is still another person fighting for it, but it has not been finalized. There is still a lot of hope, you can take a look first.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang flipped through the script and asked smoothly, ¡°Which another person?¡±


    ¡°Liang Xincheng.¡±


    Hearing this name, Xia Yuanhang frowned subconsciously, but Xiang Qiao smiled instead: ¡°Speaking of which, I¡¯m still curious about your relationship with him. After all, this will also be one of my jobs in the future.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang coughed softly: ¡°So-so.¡±


    ¡°The WeChat voice from before was framed by someone?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not¡­My friend also wasn¡¯t doing it on purpose. Forget it, it¡¯s all over. There¡¯s nothing to say.¡±


    Xiang Qiao nodded and said casually: ¡°Liang Xincheng, I have been in contact with him. A few years ago, the person I brought starred in a film. He was not popular at the time, he was just a stand-in and had a small role. He was really able to endure hardship. I was quite impressed. In the high temperature of 40 degrees, he had to wear thick clothes and stand in the sun for several hours. Other extras wouldn¡¯t do it for extra money, but he did it alone, and he was very serious. He gritted his teeth and insisted on not saying a word.¡±


    Hearing this, Xia Yuanhang, who seemed to have a subtle touch in his heart for a moment, asked subconsciously: ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°The main reason I am so impressed with him is that he looks really eye-catching, too prominent in a group of extras. At that time, I looked at him and thought that if this child would grow up hardworking like this, as long as someone supports him, he will definitely be popular in the future. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that I had several people in my hand at that time, I might have signed him by myself.¡±


    ¡°He is really popular now and someone indeed supports him.¡±


    Hearing Xia Yuanhang¡¯s words, Xiang Qiao felt a little weird. He glanced at Xia Yuanhang and hesitated: ¡°You mean the boss of their company? I have also heard those rumors, but it shouldn¡¯t be. Yu Mingxiu is quite decent and doesn¡¯t like to engage in this kind of thing, and Liang Xincheng¡­How to put it, it¡¯s not that no one had tried to support him before, but he would rather offend people and continue acting as extra roles. I don¡¯t think so.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang pursed the corners of his lips lightly as his gaze fell on the cover of the script in his hand. He was in a daze. He really didn¡¯t believe the rumors about Liang Xincheng¡¯s sluttery private life and sleeping all over the set. At least Liang Xincheng¡¯s innocent reaction under him that night couldn¡¯t deceive people. As for the relationship with Yu Mingxiu, Liang Xincheng also said that they were just the relationship between the boss and the employees.


    Perhaps he really had a big misunderstanding of Liang Xincheng. What kind of person Liang Xincheng was, he had never really understood.


    Liang Xincheng, who was still filming on set, received a message from Liu Fan that he and Xia Yuanhang¡¯s agent were fighting for the same role. The film party was currently more inclined towards Xia Yuanhang, but they were not completely without a chance.


    Liang Xincheng replied without much hesitation: ¡°Then forget it, I don¡¯t want to argue with him, let them do it.¡±


    Liu Fan was very surprised: ¡°What do you mean you don¡¯t want to fight with him and give it to him? Are you serious?¡±


    ¡°You said that the film crew is more inclined to him, so there is nothing to argue about. Don¡¯t make it like the Ding Yao incident last time. The gains are not worth the losses. It¡¯s not that there is no other drama besides this film. Why focus on a fight?¡±


    Liu Fan hated iron for not becoming steel:1to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement ¡°You are going to give up without even trying? Anyway, let¡¯s go to the audition first, ba? And can Xia Yuanhang compare with Ding Yao? He has no such hard background as Ding Yao, so you have nothing to fear from fighting with Xia Yuanhang.¡±


    Liang Xincheng had just finished work. After filming all day, he was so tired that he wanted to lie in bed and fall asleep. He really didn¡¯t have the strength to say more: ¡°Let¡¯s talk about this later.¡±


    Hanging up the phone, he stared at the chandelier above his head in a daze for a while. He heard the name that he hadn¡¯t heard in two months. He still felt uncomfortable. He worked hard every day to force himself not to think about it. After that night, he was destined not to be able to face Xia Yuanhang calmly as before.


    Hanging up the phone, he stared at the chandelier above his head in a daze for a while. Hearing the name that no one had mentioned for two months again, his heart still felt uncomfortable. He worked hard every day to force himself not to think about it. In fact, he was hiding his ears and stealing bells.2ÑÚ¶úµÁÁå (y¨£n ¨§r d¨¤o l¨ªng): plug one¡¯s ears while stealing a bell; deceive oneself After that night, he was destined to be unable to face Xia Yuanhang as calmly as before.


    He desired more things and worried more about gains and losses. No matter how anxious and embarrassed he was in his heart, he had to hide it all and not show it in front of others. He really felt very tired.


    Maybe his morbid persistence was wrong from the beginning, but now, it was harder to give up.

 CH 20

    In mid-May, Liang Xincheng went back to Beijing to shoot magazines and audition and at the same time, he also attended a private party hosted by a big fashion industry figure.


    He didn¡¯t expect to meet Xia Yuanhang whom he hadn¡¯t seen for more than two months at the party. Liang Xincheng saw him as soon as he walked in the door; Xia Yuanhang was tall and stood out in the crowd. He was wearing a bright-colored casual suit, looking very handsome, while talking to his party host Mei Lin with a smile at the corner of his mouth.


    Sensing that someone was looking at him, Xia Yuanhang turned his gaze and was startled for a moment when he met Liang Xincheng¡¯s gaze. Liang Xincheng smiled at him, walked over, and greeted Mei Lin first: ¡°Thank you, Mei-jie, for your invitation. I am glad to have the honor to come to your party.¡±


    Mei Lin smiled and patted him on the arm: ¡°You are willing to come to give me face, just play casually, take it easy.¡±


    These words were just her being polite. Liang Xincheng knew the status of the other party in the fashion circle. She had always been the only one who gave face to others. How could a small person like him with no background dare to make a mistake.


    ¡°I don¡¯t dare to not come here to hold your hand and I¡¯m counting on you to take care of me.¡± Liang Xincheng said half jokingly and half flatteringly. With this woman¡¯s ability, if you were willing to connect with her, fashion resources were indeed easy to come by.


    Mei Lin laughed more and more happily. She liked this sweet-mouthed and handsome little fresh meat. He was such an eye candy so she exchanged a few more greetings with Liang Xincheng and once again told him to have fun before entertaining other guests.


    Xia Yuanhang listened to their conversation from the side the whole time and had to admit that Liang Xincheng was much more talkative than him, and he was more comfortable in pleasing people. This was actually also a kind of ability.


    Only after there were two of them left, Liang Xincheng smiled at Xia Yuanhang again: ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since I saw you. I didn¡¯t expect you to come today.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang nodded: ¡°I got the invitation card, it¡¯s not good if I don¡¯t come.¡±


    ¡°How are you doing recently? I heard that you opened your own studio?¡±


    ¡°En, I¡¯m just starting out, so I¡¯m still busy. How about you? Is the filming going well on the set?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled: ¡°It¡¯s pretty good.¡±


    With a few simple greetings, the two of them went to greet other people they knew. In fact, there was really nothing to talk about between them. The relationship was too awkward. Pretending that nothing had happened did not mean that it really did not exist.


    At ten o¡¯clock in the evening, the party was over. When Xia Yuanhang left, he suddenly stopped Liang Xincheng, making Liang Xincheng look at him suspiciously. Xia Yuanhang coughed uncomfortably and asked Liang Xincheng, ¡°Did you drop a bracelet?¡±


    ¡°What bracelet?¡± Liang Xincheng recalled after speaking, ¡°You mean when we were in Macau? ¡­It was indeed missing. I thought it was left in the hotel. Did you pick it up?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t expect him to mention the word ¡®Macau¡¯ with such a big grin. On the contrary, he seemed too guilty, so he said calmly: ¡°That¡¯s it. It fell into my clothes. Do you want to leave me an address? I¡¯ll ask someone to send it to you.¡±


    With a thought in his mind, Liang Xincheng blurted out: ¡°I¡¯ll go get it with you now.¡±


    After speaking, he quickly explained: ¡°That one was given by a friend, it is quite meaningful, so you don¡¯t have to ask someone to send it to me. I¡¯ll go get it with you now¡­It shouldn¡¯t be too much trouble for you, right?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang hesitated for a moment before agreeing: ¡°¡­No trouble.¡±


    So Liang Xincheng sent his assistant back with the car and got into Xia Yuanhang¡¯s car. Xia Yuanhang drove here by himself.


    He had a bad cold and drank lemonade all night. Fortunately, Mei Lin didn¡¯t care about it.


    Hearing him sneezing non-stop, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t hold back and asked him, ¡°How many days have you had a cold? Didn¡¯t you take your medicine?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I don¡¯t like taking medicine. I will be fine in two days.¡±¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t get through such a bad cold just by holding it up. You have to take medicine to avoid other problems.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang turned his head to look at Liang Xincheng, who spoke seriously, and laughed, ¡°Thank you for your concern, I will take medicine when I go back.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded casually, turned his head and looked out the window, without letting Xia Yuanhang notice his slightly blushing face in the night.


    Xia Yuanhang drove the car into the underground parking garage of the community. When reversing the car, Liang Xincheng noticed the man who came out from behind the pillar not far away and was staring at them. His heart sank and he reminded Xia Yuanhang beside him: ¡°Your dad¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang followed Liang Xincheng¡¯s line of sight and looked over. It was indeed his gambling father who had disappeared for several months. After returning from Macau, he changed the locks of his residence in a fit of anger. Unexpectedly, Xia Xiangzhou would block him in the parking garage.


    After parking the car, Xia Yuanhang got out of the car and walked towards Xia Xiangzhou. Knowing that there was no need for him to meddle in the matter between the father and son, Liang Xincheng sat in the car and watched.


    After a few words, the father and son clashed. Xia Xiangzhou¡¯s appearance was even more embarrassed and decadent than when he was in Macau before. His face was thin and sunken, while his muddy eyes were full of hostility. He was waving his hand and cursing Xia Yuanhang loudly.


    Sitting in the car, Liang Xincheng couldn¡¯t hear clearly and couldn¡¯t help frowning.


    A moment later, when he saw Xia Xiangzhou suddenly took out a dagger from his pocket and stabbed the unsuspecting Xia Yuanhang, Liang Xincheng¡¯s heart jumped. He slammed the car door open and rushed over.


    It was too late for Xia Yuanhang to dodge it and the sharp dagger passed through his arm. Instantly drawing a long bloody gash. He looked at Xia Xiangzhou in disbelief as the man roared with a pair of red eyes: ¡°How could I give birth to such an unfilial thing as you! You make so much money but don¡¯t give it to me! Are you happy to see me being beaten to death by a loan shark?!¡±


    Xia Xiangzhou swung the knife for the second time and rushed forward. Liang Xincheng, who rushed over, kicked him hard on the knee, pulling Xia Yuanhang back.


    Xia Xiangzhou fell to the ground because of pain. The dagger fell and was kicked away by Liang Xincheng, making the man shout angrily. Xia Yuanhang looked at his ugly father expressionlessly and the last bit of warmth in his eyes turned cold.


    He didn¡¯t care about his bleeding arm. Instead, he walked back to the car to take out his wallet, took out all the bank cards inside, and threw them in front of Xia Xiangzhou: ¡°This is all my savings, all in these cards. There are only a few hundred thousand in total. I¡¯m not as rich as you think, I¡¯ve been squeezed out dry by you a long time ago. Only that much left, you can take it all. The password is my mother¡¯s birthday. Don¡¯t come to me again. It has nothing to do with me whether you are dead or alive in the future.¡±


    Xia Xiangzhou immediately picked up all the bank cards and put them in his pocket. He got up and looked at Xia Yuanhang without the slightest guilt in his eyes, only unsatisfied greed: ¡°You want to send me away with such a little money. What do you take me for? Anyway, Laozi has raised you for more than ten or twenty years and you treat Laozi as a beggar? If you want to cut it off, bring me another two million!¡±


    Xia Yuanhang clenched his fist hard, suppressing the anger in his voice: ¡°There¡¯s no more, I don¡¯t have a single penny on me.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t lie to me!¡±


    Liang Xincheng really couldn¡¯t bear it. He took out the checkbook he carried with him, tore a check after writing a few strokes and threw it to Xia Xiangzhou: ¡°Two million for you, get lost as far away as possible. Remember what you said, don¡¯t come back to Xia Yuanhang even if you die outside!¡±


    Before Xia Yuanhang could stop him, Xia Xiangzhou had already snatched the cheque with an almost manic twisted smile on his face. He turned and ran away without looking at Xia Yuanhang again.


    Xia Yuanhang closed his eyes. The pain from the wound and the reaction to the severe cold made him almost unable to stand. Liang Xincheng supported him with anxiety that could not be concealed in his voice: ¡°You bear it, we will go to the hospital now.¡±

 CH 21

    Xia Yuanhang was sent to the emergency room for stitches. Liang Xincheng, who had been busy all the way, finally breathed a sigh of relief, stopped and leaned his back against the wall behind him, staring at the direction of the emergency room door without moving.


    He Tianqi, who came with him, looked at his appearance and hesitated to speak. Half an hour ago, he received a call from Liang Xincheng and helped him contact an acquaintance he knew in this private hospital. Ultimately, they did not let the two popular stars go to the public hospital in the middle of the night in case of creating a buzz. Seeing that Liang Xincheng said that the injured friend was Xia Yuanhang, he was really surprised and instantly understood what Liang Xincheng was so anxious about on the phone.


    ¡°You¡­are you okay?¡±


    Liang Xincheng closed his eyes; he also realized that he seemed too nervous and even lost his composure: ¡°It¡¯s okay¡­thank you. If it weren¡¯t for your help, I really don¡¯t know what to do.¡±


    He Tianqi was the only one who knew his thoughts on Xia Yuanhang. A few years ago, when He Tianqi inadvertently saw a photo of Xia Yuanhang¡¯s student days in his album, he mentioned it in a subtle way. In fact, he didn¡¯t want to say much about this. This feeling that had been hidden for nearly ten years and couldn¡¯t be declared, he had long been mentally prepared to hide it for a lifetime and he didn¡¯t need to share it with anyone.


    ¡°It¡¯s just a small thing, you¡¯re welcome. It¡¯s just what the hell is going on with you guys? How did his hand get cut like that?¡±


    Liang Xincheng shook his head, ¡°An accident.¡±


    He Tianqi didn¡¯t ask any more questions. Although he and Liang Xincheng had a good relationship, there were things that Liang Xincheng did not want to say, so he would not ask more questions.


    Xia Yuanhang received more than a dozen stitches in his wound and developed a low fever. The doctor prescribed medicine and asked him to go back after finishing the infusion. Liang Xincheng asked He Tianqi to go first and stay with Xia Yuanhang.


    The nurse gave Xia Yuanhang an injection and left, leaving only the two of them in the ward. Xia Yuanhang, lying on the hospital bed, was in a rare state of distress. He forced a smile at Liang Xincheng: ¡°Thank you and your friend for tonight. I will return the money to you as soon as possible.¡±


    ¡°There is no hurry, you get well and then talk about it.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang still wanted to say something else, but just as he opened his mouth Liang Xincheng stuffed the pill into his mouth and the warm water was delivered to his mouth. Liang Xincheng smiled at him: ¡°Take the medicine first.¡±


    Looking at his smiling face, Xia Yuanhang was in a daze for a moment. He subconsciously took a sip of water and swallowed the pill.


    Liang Xincheng put down the cup and looked up at the speed at which the infusion was dripping. It was estimated that it would take another hour to end. Then he checked the time on his phone, it was already past zero.


    Xia Yuanhang reminded him: ¡°Why don¡¯t you go back first, I¡¯m sorry to trouble you for so long.¡±


    Liang Xincheng ignored him. He dragged a chair over and sat down next to the bed, asking Xia Yuanhang, ¡°Are you really determined not to care about your father¡¯s life or death?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s gaze sank as he nodded: ¡°I don¡¯t want to be ruthless, but he will always be like this. Maybe the next time the knife will stab me.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s good that you understand, and there¡¯s no rush to pay back the two million. Anyway, I don¡¯t want to use the money, but you really have no money now?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was a little embarrassed. Who would have thought that he, a popular idol who was worth tens of millions, had now become a pauper. However, the difference between his worth and the actual money he could earn was actually very large. He had just become popular for less than two years, but he had been constantly exploited by his blood sucker father. Not long ago, he also invested a lot of money to set up the personal studio. Those bank cards were really out of money when they were thrown out.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing you can do if the money is taken away by your father, but remember to go to the bank tomorrow and report the loss of those cards¡­You shouldn¡¯t be unable to pay the rent, right?¡±


    Given the situation in Xia Yuanhang¡¯s family, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t believe that the house in the community where he lived was bought by himself. Sure enough, Xia Yuanhang gave a wry smile and said helplessly: ¡°That¡¯s the house provided by the former company. I originally agreed to move out and return it to them at the end of this month. I have already asked my assistant to look for a new house.¡±


    He obviously couldn¡¯t choose a bad place to rent an apartment for a job like this. The monthly rent would be tens of thousands, and the studio¡¯s account had money in it but he didn¡¯t plan to use the studio¡¯s account before. If he suddenly changed his mind, it would definitely make Xiang Qiao and the others feel strange. He didn¡¯t want more people to know about Xia Xiangzhou now.


    Even if Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t mention his situation, Liang Xincheng could guess about it: ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll lend you some more money. Hurry up and get a new project so you¡¯ll get paid and you can pay me back.¡±


    ¡°¡­Thank you.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded casually. As if he had nothing to say, he lowered his head to play with his mobile phone.


    As time went by, Xia Yuanhang lay down, groggy and drowsy in his mind. He turned his head and looked at Liang Xincheng¡¯s face. Liang Xincheng¡¯s thick eyelashes were slightly drooping, and the light in the ward was not bright enough to cast a shadow on his half of the side face, which made the lines of his face contour more soft.


    This was the first time Xia Yuanhang had looked at Liang Xincheng at such a close distance and for a long time. He had always known that Liang Xincheng was good-looking, which was almost universally recognized. His appearance was impeccable and beautiful, but it was the first time that Xia Yuanhang truly felt from the bottom of his heart that the impact of this kind of beauty on onlookers was really attractive.


    Aware of what he was thinking, Xia Yuanhang closed his eyes and turned away¡­It turned out that one day he also would be seduced by Liang Xincheng¡¯s luster, and unexpectedly recalled those erotic images of that night in his mind, intermittently, and he couldn¡¯t get rid of them, which inevitably made him irritable.


    Liang Xincheng leaned closer and asked Xia Yuanhang: ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Do you feel uncomfortable? Why don¡¯t you take a nap first, I¡¯ll wake you up when you¡¯re done.¡±


    They were so close that Xia Yuanhang could smell the scent of perfume on Liang Xincheng¡¯s body. He subconsciously turned his head. Liang Xincheng was taken aback for a moment. Noticing that his actions seemed too ambiguous, he retreated awkwardly.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s much better now. I¡¯m not sleeping anymore, I can¡¯t sleep here. If you¡¯re tired, you can sleep for a while, I¡¯ll keep an eye on it, it¡¯s fine.¡± Xia Yuanhang explained, not wanting to make Liang Xincheng feel too embarrassed.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to sleep either.¡± Liang Xincheng did not say anything more. Once again he lowered his head and played with his phone in silence.


    At half past one, they came out of the hospital, got in a taxi and went back to Xia Yuanhang¡¯s community first.


    When he got out of the car, Xia Yuanhang thanked Liang Xincheng again: ¡°Thank you very much today, I will treat you to dinner another day.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled. This was the first time Xia Yuanhang said he wanted to invite him to dinner: ¡°My bracelet¡­¡±


    Only then did Xia Yuanhang remember about it: ¡°It¡¯s too late today, you¡¯d better go back and rest quickly, I¡¯ll return the bracelet to you next time. Don¡¯t worry I won¡¯t lose it.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Liang Xincheng took out his phone and shook it: ¡°Can I add your WeChat?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang also smiled, somewhat helpless and embarrassed. They had known each other for nearly two years, but they hadn¡¯t exchanged contact information until now.


    After successfully adding friends, Xia Yuanhang got off of the car. Liang Xincheng waved at him, while reminding him: ¡°Go back and rest early, remember to take medicine tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Okay, you should go back quickly and be safe.¡±


    After the car started again, Liang Xincheng lowered his head and smiled silently. He knew Xia Yuanhang¡¯s work WeChat account. He had seen it from other colleagues. Xia Yuanhang gave him his private account just as he did, so he was not deliberately perfunctory.

 CH 22

    Liang Xincheng¡¯s work in Beijing was not over yet and there was also an audition for a movie, which was the Republic of China film that Liu Fan told him about before. Although he was really not very interested when Liu Fan mentioned it at the time, Liu Fan insisted that he give it a try, so Liang Xincheng had to agree.


    The audition took place at director Peng Lai¡¯s studio. Peng Lai had always been a prominent figure in the industry and had many masterpieces to his name. The opportunity was very good, but Liang Xincheng did not hold much hope. It was not that he didn¡¯t have confidence in himself, it was just that a lot of times confidence didn¡¯t help.


    He wasn¡¯t the only one who came to audition, there was also Xia Yuanhang who was still sick.


    Xia Yuanhang came a little later. Liang Xincheng had already changed into his costume when he came in. He was wearing a simple white shirt and suit. The original fluffy brown curly hair was dyed black and straightened, neatly combed, and the slightly longer bangs were properly placed in front of his forehead, making him look a lot less flashy, more handsome and elegant.


    Xia Yuanhang subconsciously stopped in his tracks, Liang Xincheng smiled at him and took the initiative to come over and greet him: ¡°Has the fever gone down? Is your arm okay?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s much better after a good night¡¯s sleep, and my arm doesn¡¯t hurt anymore. I¡¯ll change the dressing once this is over.¡± Xia Yuanhang nodded. Looking at Liang Xincheng in front of him, his mind was a little confused for no reason.


    He had never seen Liang Xincheng dressed like this. Liang Xincheng¡¯s appearance tended to be on the flashy side and he often wore heavy makeup. It was easy for people to ignore his own appearance. In fact, his simple and clean appearance was good enough.


    This movie told the story of the protagonist¡¯s growth in a turbulent era of ups and downs; the feud between the country and the family, and the love of children were mixed together. In the beginning, the male protagonist was a naive and pure rich son who was not well-versed in the world but at the end of the movie, he grew into an iron-blooded soldier who stood on the top of the world. It was a big test for the actor¡¯s acting skills and appearance. At least the transition of the first and last two identities should not make people feel incongruous.


    Xia Yuanhang had always felt that Liang Xincheng could not play this kind of role before. It would be too difficult for him to be naive and pure. His temperament was completely inconsistent, but now he saw the person standing in front of him smiling quietly, he realized that his misunderstanding of Liang Xincheng was probably really more than a little bit.


    Xiang Qiao and Peng Lai were old acquaintances and Xia Yuanhang also had already worked with Peng Lai before. He should have been sure to win, but now he was a little uncertain.


    ¡°Your outfit is quite suitable for the characters in the movie. Director Peng and the others should be very satisfied.¡±


    ¡°Is that so?¡± The smile in Liang Xincheng¡¯s eyes deepened. ¡°I¡¯m borrowing your good advice, let¡¯s each go by our own abilities in a while.¡±


    They went in together to greet Peng Lai and the producer. Liang Xincheng auditioned first. Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t rush to change clothes, but sat down in the corner; he really wanted to see how Liang Xincheng would interpret the role.


    The scene that Liang Xincheng auditioned with was at the beginning of the movie. The protagonist¡¯s family suffered a change for the first time. His father died in an accident and the creditor came to the door. He originally only read intellectual books, but as the only child in the family, the young master, who didn¡¯t care about foreign affairs, had to stand up and deal with the unscrupulous debt collectors.


    ¡°In the past, my father was always generous when he signed the sale and purchase agreement with you. He never pressed the price. He paid the payment on time every time, he never delayed or owed you. Sometimes your delivery was late, but father didn¡¯t bother you about this. This time, my father went out and encountered an accident. The goods were lost and the payment could not be returned. We are already trying our best to make up for it. Now my family is still holding a funeral, can¡¯t you come back later? Do you have to choose to come to the door today?¡± Liang Xincheng read a long list of lines, his voice fluctuating and sonorous. Every accent fell on the key words. The person stood upright, proudly glanced at the non-existent debt collectors in front of him. He was full of momentum, but the left thumb unconsciously rubbed the index finger, revealing a trace of the protagonist¡¯s inner tension.


    The producer¡¯s voice was flat as he helped him with his lines: ¡°Young Master Lin, don¡¯t blame us for being unforgiving and having to choose today to come to the door. We also don¡¯t want to make trouble, but we have no choice. The world is not peaceful now, the Japanese will soon attack. We are all in a hurry to evacuate to the south with our families, so we have to pay for our expenses and settlements to go to the south, right? The money for the goods is not a small amount¡­¡±


    ¡°What a last resort,¡± Liang Xincheng sneered coldly, glancing at each other contemptuously. There was not much embarrassing expression on the handsome face, but the contempt in his eyes was just right, ¡°Didn¡¯t you have a relationship with that Japanese lackey a long time ago, why are you in such a hurry to run?¡±


    The producer laughed a little and deliberately continued to read the lines from the play in a light-hearted tone: ¡°What are you talking about? You slander me for being in cahoots with the Japanese without evidence. I think you are deliberately trying to find an excuse to delay the payment of goods. As everyone sees it. Since Young Master Lin has such an attitude, why should we be polite with him? I see that there are antiques everywhere in this house, moving all of them back can at least recover half of our losses.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll see if any of you dare!¡± Liang Xincheng¡¯s voice rose abruptly. The producer¡¯s emotional disturbance did not make him come out of the play. He took out his prop gun, held it in his hand with strong calmness and pointed it at the people in front of him, without retreating half a step, ¡°If you want to move things, step over my dead body first!¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Peng Lai, who had been silent all this time, stopped, and picked out another line for him, ¡°Read this line again.¡±


    Liang Xincheng, who took the script book, cleared his throat and guessed the character¡¯s state of mind and tone of voice before reading the line. Xia Yuanhang listened carefully. He was actually surprised. Liang Xincheng¡¯s acting and line skills were much better than when they worked together. It could be seen that he really had worked hard in this area, but when compared to others who came from an acting background, he was indeed a bit inferior.


    When it was Xia Yuanhang¡¯s turn, he glanced at Liang Xincheng and made up his mind: ¡°Director Peng, I won¡¯t compete for this role. Liang Xincheng is more suitable than me.¡±


    Liang Xincheng couldn¡¯t help frowning in surprise, and Peng Lai was also surprised: ¡°You don¡¯t even try and say you won¡¯t compete? Are you afraid to compete?¡±


    ¡°Even so, just now I watched Liang Xincheng¡¯s performance, I think he is really suitable for the role of Young Master Lin. I have been influenced by him. If you ask me to act, I probably won¡¯t be able to perform well,¡± Xia Yuanhang frankly admitted.


    Peng Lai laughed out loud. He and Xia Yuanhang had a pretty good relationship and he wouldn¡¯t be angry that he deliberately didn¡¯t give himself face. In fact, he was hesitating just now after watching Liang Xincheng¡¯s audition. Originally, he and Xiang Qiao agreed to give Xia Yuanhang this role, but Liang Xincheng¡¯s agent got an audition opportunity through other relationships. He was worried about this, fearing that he was going to offend others. But he didn¡¯t expect Xia Yuanhang to give up on his own initiative.


    When they got off the elevator together, Liang Xincheng asked Xia Yuanhang, ¡°Why did you give up without even trying?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang explained with a smile: ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to give in to you. I thought this role was not suitable for me before, and after watching what you acted, I just became more determined. Actually, my agent also helped me get another movie and he was waiting for me to nod and sign the contract. The schedule just happened to clash. I personally prefer that film; the role is suitable for me and the pay is high.¡±


    As soon as the last three words came out, Liang Xincheng had nothing to say. Xia Yuanhang was really short of money. Probably nobody knew about it better than Xia Yuanhang himself.


    ¡°Return this to you,¡± Xia Yuanhang handed the bracelet that had been kept for more than two months to Liang Xincheng, ¡°Return it to the original owner.¡±


    Liang Xincheng looked at the bracelet that was back in his hand and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He tried to put the bracelet on, but he couldn¡¯t fasten it. The elevator door had already opened, but Xia Yuanhang did not rush out. Instead, he pulled Liang Xincheng¡¯s hand: ¡°Let me help you put it on.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was taken aback for a moment, but did not refuse. He lowered his eyes slightly to hide the emotions in his eyes. Xia Yuanhang carefully helped him put on the bracelet and fastened it, smiling as he said: ¡°It¡¯s very beautiful. Your friend has a really good eye.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded: ¡°Thank you.¡±

 CH 23

    Liang Xincheng¡¯s movie was wrapped up in the middle of June while Peng Lai¡¯s movie was scheduled to start in early August, so he could still take some time off.


    The plane landed in Beijing at 4:30 p.m., and it was almost 6:00 p.m. when he arrived home. Liang Xincheng dragged two large luggage, not letting his assistant take it upstairs. While waiting for the elevator, he silently thought about ordering takeaway at night, when someone behind him reached over and pressed the elevator button again. He subconsciously turned his head to take a look at the other party, and after seeing who it was, he blurted out in surprise: ¡°Xia Yuanhang?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang, who had been lowering his hair and typing on WeChat, lifted his head. When he saw him, he raised his eyebrows: ¡°You live in this building too?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I live in 901. You¡¯re not moving here, are you?¡±


    The elevator door had already opened, Xia Yuanhang helped Liang Xincheng push the luggages in, pressed the button on the ninth floor, and said with a smile: ¡°Yes, I live in 902.¡±


    Because he had sent Liang Xincheng once before, Xia Yuanhang knew that he lived in this neighborhood. His assistant told him that the new house he found for him was here and Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t care. But, he didn¡¯t expect that they would become neighbors.


    After helping Liang Xincheng bring the luggage into the house, Liang Xincheng invited Xia Yuanhang to sit and went to the kitchen to boil water to make tea, while Xia Yuanhang looked around. The structure of this house was exactly the opposite of the one he rented, but the decoration style was very consistent. It should be the same landlord. Liang Xincheng cleaned up the house very cleanly, everything was neatly arranged, and also did some soft furnishings1I googled Èí×°²¼Öà and got a different style with if you google soft decoration. Not sure how to translate the style, but it¡¯s something like nordic/scandinavian style . It looked quite warm, very much his personal style.


    ¡°You just came back, don¡¯t be busy. Have you had dinner yet?¡± Xia Yuanhang walked into the kitchen and asked Liang Xincheng casually.


    ¡°Not yet, I was going to order takeaway.¡±


    He couldn¡¯t cook. On days when he was not working, he either ordered takeaway or cooked some simple quick-frozen food. But this time he went out to film for a few months, so there was nothing in the refrigerator.


    Xia Yuanhang smiled: ¡°It just so happens that I don¡¯t have one either. I said before that I would invite you to dinner, so why not today?¡±


    Liang Xincheng also smiled: ¡°The two of us? Go out to eat?¡±


    It was not impossible, but it was annoying to be photographed.


    Xia Yuanhang hesitated a little and proposed: ¡°Let¡¯s order takeout, what do you want to eat?¡±


    ¡°Anything is fine, you decide, ba.¡±


    At the end, Xia Yuanhang ordered a takeaway from Haidilao and asked Liang Xincheng what drink he wanted. As Liang Xincheng said he wanted to drink, Xia Yuanhang smiled uncomfortably and placed the order directly. Liang Xincheng muttered in a low voice: ¡°If the beer has a very low alcohol content, you won¡¯t get drunk.¡±


    An hour later, the takeaway was delivered. They sat at the table together, eating and chatting about their experiences. Liang Xincheng talked about his experience of filming outside, and then asked Xia Yuanhang: ¡°When will your new drama start? I see it¡¯s already been officially announced.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll join the crew next week.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded: ¡°Then I wish you all the best.¡±


    After eating and drinking, there was still a lot of beer left. Liang Xincheng turned on the TV and chose a station that was broadcasting a variety show. He sat on the carpet in front of the sofa with Xia Yuanhang, drinking beer and watching TV to pass the time.


    ¡°This host is very funny, very frank.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was amused by the jokes thrown by the host on TV. Xia Yuanhang shook his head: ¡°I have worked with him. He is very serious in private, it is very different from the stage.¡±


    Liang Xincheng tilted his head and smiled cheerfully with the corners of his mouth still stained with beer foam: ¡°Many people are two kinds of people before and after you meet them. This is normal ah.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang glanced at him and then subconsciously looked away: ¡°What about you? Are you the same before and after people meet you?¡±


    ¡°En¡­what do you think?¡±


    ¡°¡­I don¡¯t know.¡± Xia Yuanhang really didn¡¯t know. He actually knew very little about Liang Xincheng, and most of his original inherent impressions were prejudices.


    ¡°I understand, we are not familiar with each other.¡± Liang Xincheng took a sip of beer, as if it was just a casual sigh.


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s lips moved, trying to explain, but it seemed that he couldn¡¯t explain anything at all.


    He didn¡¯t think there was anything wrong with the original sentence ¡®I¡¯m not familiar with him, Liang Xincheng is too complicated, he has too many thoughts. He is not suitable for deep friendship¡¯ when he said it before. But whenever he thought about it now, it always made him feel uneasy.


    They tacitly did not continue this topic. Xia Yuanhang casually picked up the book resting on the coffee table in front of him and flipped through it. It was a novel titled ¡®Little Er Bao¡¯s Miracle and Fantasy World¡¯. Xia Yuanhang remembered that this novel was quite popular when he was studying. At that time, boys and girls in the class loved to read it, and it was often passed around to each other. He also had read a little bit.


    This novel was actually quite on the chuunibyou2Ch¨±niby¨­ is a Japanese colloquial term typically used to describe early teens who have grandiose delusions, who desperately want to stand out, and who have convinced themselves that they have hidden knowledge or secret powers. side and had a big brain hole, but the protagonist¡¯s unconstrained fantasy was really interesting.


    Unexpectedly, after many years, he would still see this book at the home of Liang Xincheng, who had been an adult for a long time. It was even placed on the coffee table in the living room. It looked like it was often flipped through with the pages of the book already having a lot of creases.


    ¡°Do you like reading this kind of novel?¡±


    Liang Xincheng was probably tipsy. His face was tinged with a circle of red as he squinted at Xia Yuanhang with a smile: ¡°Yeah, I like it very much. This is my favorite novel. It¡¯s the latest version I bought last year. I bought two copies, one for collection and one for reading.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang felt inexplicably soft-hearted after being stared at by him, that the corners of his mouth involuntarily rose: ¡°Really? Is it really that good?¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded: ¡°Although Little Er Bao is inferior and an introvert, he is very brave. He can try anything he wants and make the impossible possible. Even if good luck didn¡¯t favor him at first, it was on his side in the end, and all his fantasy worlds became reality. How wonderful, ah. I also want to be like him, strive for what I want. Even if there is no hope at all, how do I know if I don¡¯t try¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was sure that Liang Xincheng was really drunk, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t tell him this. He was a little curious: ¡°Do you have low self-esteem and are introverted?¡±


    Liang Xincheng raised his hand and wiped his face: ¡°I used to be that when I was studying. I was thin and short so I was always bullied. No one played with me. Anyway, you wouldn¡¯t understand even if I tell you.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang really didn¡¯t understand. In his impression, Liang Xincheng had always been sophisticated and tactful. He mixed up like a fish in this circle and he could handle everyone with ease. It was really hard to imagine what he said about his low self-esteem and introversion.


    Xia Yuanhang knew that they were students from the same school in high school, but during his student days he had no interactions with this junior who was two years below him. So, he couldn¡¯t imagine what Liang Xincheng would be like at that time.


    ¡°My greatest wish is to put this novel on the screen, and I will act it by myself. It would be great if it could come true.¡±


    Liang Xincheng sighed softly. Xia Yuanhang did not intend to make him feel bad, but still could not help but say the truth: ¡°It¡¯s hard, ba¡­¡±


    This kind of chuunibyou novel, which was popular ten years ago, was now long out of date. No investors will take it seriously.


    ¡°I know, I just want to think about it; can¡¯t I make enough money to shoot it by myself in the future?¡±


    ¡°Well, there will be such a day.¡± Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t want to say any more depressing words, and patted him on the back. ¡°As long as you have hope, it may come true someday.¡±


    Liang Xincheng chuckled softly, and unconsciously leaned in front of Xia Yuanhang, so close that Xia Yuanhang could almost smell the alluring smell of wine in his breath as he spoke: ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°Thank me for what?¡±


    ¡°In short, just thank you.¡±


    T/N: hi, i missed updating but i was so busy with practice for some competition these past two months (it was a very sudden decision tbh) so i didn¡¯t have much energy left to update this. but now that the competition is over, i can continue updating this. anyway, there¡¯ll be update another update tomorrow!

 CH 24

    In early July, Liang Xincheng attended an award ceremony held by a video website. This kind of event had no great significance aside from increasing the exposure a little. Liu Fan said he needed to go so he dressed up and walked on the red carpet, letting fans and media take enough pictures before going into the venue and taking the seat arranged by the organizer.


    The left side of the seat was still empty with Wei Xishuang¡¯s name on it. Liang Xincheng glanced at it but not caring about it. He lowered his head to play with his phone.


    Xia Yuanhang sent a WeChat message and asked if he would also participate in this event. Liang Xincheng replied with a smile: ¡°I have already arrived at the scene. I just sat down. Will you come too? Can you leave the crews?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang had been in the new crew for almost half a month. They occasionally contacted each other. Their relationship was no longer salty or cold, and was much better than before.


    ¡°I¡¯m on leave, but I¡¯m probably gonna be late.¡±


    ¡°That shouldn¡¯t matter. If you can come, the organizers and sponsors would be smiling.¡±


    This kind of event depended on them, the traffic stars, to support the scene. For the organizer, of course, the more people come, the better. Only when popular fresh meats were on the same stage could there be people talking.


    ¡°If you go, you can even win an award. Even though it¡¯s useless, it¡¯s not a loss.¡±


    The corners of Liang Xincheng¡¯s mouth rose unconsciously, and the person who was sitting down next to him suddenly approached. His gaze fell on his mobile phone screen as he read the last sentence sent by Xia Yuanhang in a low voice before letting out a laugh: ¡°So you have a good relationship with Xia Yuanhang, right?¡±


    Liang Xincheng quickly locked the screen and coldly glanced at Wei Xishuang who was sticking to him: ¡°What does it have to do with you?¡±


    Wei Xishuang smiled and curled his lips: ¡°You are not interesting enough. The WeChat account you gave me is really not a private account. No wonder you don¡¯t reply to my WeChat messages.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m too busy, maybe I didn¡¯t see it.¡± Liang Xincheng avoided the question and didn¡¯t want to explain too much.


    Wei Xishuang complained in a low voice: ¡°Why are you always so cold? How long have you been holding a grudge?¡±


    The host of the event had already taken the stage and the award ceremony had officially begun. Liang Xincheng sat up straight and stopped paying attention to him. Wei Xishuang liked to make appointments and he didn¡¯t care about whether the partner would be man or woman so he didn¡¯t want to get involved with him.


    Xia Yuanhang came in halfway through the events and his seat was arranged on the side of the two rows back. Not long after he sat down, it was his turn to take the stage to receive the award. He won a so-called all-around artist award. Xia Yuanhang took the trophy and stood in front of the microphone to deliver a typical speech.


    Wei Xishuang approached Liang Xincheng again, and sighed inexplicably: ¡°Xia Yuanhang is very attractive. Don¡¯t you think he has more light signboards than me in the fan area over there? I¡¯m so jealous.¡±


    Liang Xincheng scoffed coldly in a low voice: ¡°You might be able to catch up with him when you get a whole plastic surgery.¡±


    Wei Xishuang rolled his eyes: ¡°Forget it. I¡¯m actually pretty handsome, don¡¯t you think?¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t even give him a look. He listened carefully to Xia Yuanhang¡¯s thank-you speech on the stage, and applauded vigorously when Xia Yuanhang bent over and bowed.


    Xia Yuanhang walked off the podium, unconsciously glanced in the direction of Liang Xincheng. When the two pairs of eyes met, Liang Xincheng smiled slightly. Xia Yuanhang lowered his head to hide the corner of the mouth that unconsciously raised a smile.


    This smile exchanged outside the spotlight was not recorded by any camera, only they who were involved knew it.


    Liang Xincheng received a similar award and asked his assistant to take a photo of holding the trophy in the backstage. On the way back, while in the nanny car, he posted a Weibo for his fans. Xia Yuanhang sent another WeChat message, asking if he wanted to eat supper.


    ¡°Do you eat spicy crayfish?I bought it and took it back.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to go back to the crew?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s too late today so forget it. I¡¯ll go back to the crew tomorrow morning.¡±


    ¡°Well, you can buy more.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was holding his phone and giggling, when the assistant at the side coughed lightly and reminded him, ¡°Wei Xishuang has liked your post.¡±


    ¡°Let him do whatever he wants.¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t even bother to look at it. He plugged in his headphones and put the phone back in his pocket, leaning on the back of the chair and humming a song with his eyes closed.


    When the assistant went to buy the supper, Xia Yuanhang also posted a Weibo. After refreshing it again, he saw that Liang Xincheng and Wei Xishuang¡¯s names were ranked first in the hot search bar. He clicked on it and took a look, only to see marketing accounts and fans had posted about their interactions tonight.


    The two people sitting together seemed to have been whispering and talking and laughing. After that, Wei Xishuang liked and commented on Liang Xincheng¡¯s Weibo, and a lot of people shouted it was cute and wanted to invest in this CP.


    Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t help frowning when he looked at it. From him to Xie Qinfeng and now to Wei Xishuang, Liang Xincheng seemed to have a never ending of this kind of male-male scandal. But to say that Liang Xincheng deliberately hyped up before, Wei Xishuang was unilaterally interacting with his post from the beginning to the end. From the time they finished recording the variety show together until now, Wei Xishuang had interacted with Liang Xincheng on various occasions, but Liang Xincheng had never responded to him.


    Thinking of the scene he bumped into him at the hotel when he was recording a variety show, Xia Yuanhang was inexplicably upset, even though he was eighty-nine percent knew it was another misunderstanding.


    When Xia Yuanhang came knocking on the door with two big pots of spicy crayfish, Liang Xincheng had just finished showering and taking off his makeup. He pulled open the door with a head of wet hair, showing a bright smile to Xia Yuanhang: ¡°I can smell it, it smells so good.¡±


    The neckline of his pajamas was wide open and the water dripping from his hair rolled down along his beautiful neck. His fair skin was still flushed with attractive pink after a hot bath, which made it easy for people to think crookedly.


    Liang Xincheng, however, as if he was unaware, smilingly went to pick up the things in Xia Yuanhang¡¯s hand. Xia Yuanhang uncomfortably looked away and reminded him, ¡°You go and dry your hair first.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s really troublesome.¡± Liang Xincheng muttered in a small voice as he went back to the bathroom.


    After he finished blow-drying his hair, Xia Yuanhang had already taken out all the food he bought and put it on the coffee table. Apart from the crayfish, there were also a few cans of beer. Once again they sat on the ground, eating and drinking while chatting.


    ¡°Are you familiar with Wei Xishuang?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang tentatively asked this question. Liang Xincheng paused while holding the beer can and said amusedly, ¡°Why did you mention him?¡±


    ¡°You guys are trending on Weibo together, didn¡¯t you see it?¡±


    Liang Xincheng shook his head indifferently: ¡°I used to be on hot searches with you much more, so what¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was somewhat speechless. Liang Xincheng threw the peeled shrimp meat into his mouth and answered the previous question frankly: ¡°I have nothing to do with him. He wanted to make an appointment with me, but I refused.¡±


    ¡°Cough¡ª¡ª¡± Xia Yuanhang instantly choked on the chili oil and bent down to cough desperately.


    Liang Xincheng went to the kitchen to pour him a glass of hot water: ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang took the glass and drank a big gulp of water. He shook his head helplessly and asked Liang Xincheng: ¡°Do you always say amusing things like this?¡±


    Liang Xincheng laughed with a ¡®pfft¡¯ and was overwhelmed with joy: ¡°Isn¡¯t this kind of thing very normal in this circle? What¡¯s the point of pretending to be pure?¡±


    ¡°What about you? Do you really think it¡¯s normal?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang stared straight at Liang Xincheng, with some strange emotions flashing in his gloomy pupils. Liang Xincheng looked away, took a sip of beer, and said vaguely: ¡°I¡¯m very picky.¡±


    ¡°Picky?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled: ¡°There are too many people trying to get me into their bed. If I don¡¯t like it, I won¡¯t do it even for more money. If I like it, I will sleep for free.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang frowned slightly. After a while, he silently peeled a shrimp meat and handed it to Liang Xincheng bowl: ¡°What are you talking about? You are obviously not that kind of person, why do you always belittle yourself? Eat, ba.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled again and said nothing more. He quietly ate the shrimp meat and sighed in his heart, who is pretending to be stupid?

 CH 25

    Liang Xincheng¡¯s new drama was filmed in Hengdian¡®s Film and Television City. He joined the crew during the hottest time of August. When he arrived at Hengdian and got off the plane, he received a WeChat from Xia Yuanhang, wishing him a good start.


    ¡°Thank you~¡±


    ¡°Give me your bank account number.¡±


    ¡°?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll pay you back, I have received the pay.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t tell Liang Xincheng that he almost forgot about it. Liang Xincheng sent him the account number, and within five minutes a text message from the bank came in. Xia Yuanhang paid off all the debts in one go, and even paid him the interest for the past few months.


    ¡°Received.¡± Liang Xincheng replied with a confirmation, feeling a little empty in his heart. Without this creditor relationship, it seemed that he and Xia Yuanhang would have less interaction.


    ¡°In any case, I still have to thank you again for this matter. Thanks to your help I can get through this difficult time.¡±


    ¡°You have already thanked me many times, don¡¯t say it again.¡±


    ¡°Well, you can film with peace of mind. I¡¯ll visit your place when I¡¯m free.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Liang Xincheng smiled and locked his phone. He didn¡¯t take Xia Yuanhang¡¯s kind words seriously. Xia Yuanhang was filming in Beijing, where would he get the time and reason to come all the way to Hengdian to visit the crew?


    After leaving the airport, a crew member came to pick him up and took Liang Xincheng to a hotel near Hengdian to settle in. Liang Xincheng would be the male lead of this movie so the whole crew attached a great importance to him. He was properly arranged in terms of life, and the hotel he stayed in was also the best. This was the first time Liang Xincheng had come to Hengdian to film after he became popular. Thinking about the days when he was running around here, he couldn¡¯t help but sigh. It was really not easy for him to get to where he was today.


    At the hotel, Liang Xincheng met the female lead of the movie. She was the permanent cast member of the variety show ¡®Raiders of Heaven¡¯ whom he had worked with before, the actress Gu Rong.


    This movie focused more on the male protagonist so there were not many scenes of the female protagonist. The tragic ending of the love story between an older woman and a younger man separated forever was quite interesting. Gu Rong signed a special contract to make a special appearance in the movie, which could bring a lot of talks for the movie. It also would not cause any embarrassment in the battle for the position because of the differences in the seniority of the two.


    Liang Xincheng was actually very surprised that Gu Rong was willing to come and carry the sedan chair for him. Even though he knew she was giving face because of her good relationship with director Peng Lai, Gu Rong had already taken the initiative to contact him before coming, saying that she was looking forward to the next cooperation, which also made Liang Xincheng very flattered.


    After meeting Gu Rong, he greeted her formally and bowed solemnly with sincere words: ¡°Sister Rong, please give me some advice.¡±


    Gu Rong laughed helplessly: ¡°Don¡¯t be like this, take it easy. How can we ¡®fall in love¡¯ in the next few months if you¡¯re like this?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled: ¡°Sister Rong is a senior when we¡¯re not acting, I don¡¯t dare to make a mistake. But when we¡¯re acting, please forgive me.¡±


    Gu Rong was a good person and a big-name senior with status. Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t dare to lose the courtesy he should have. Moreover, whether it was a senior or a peer, every time before the shooting of a new drama, he would consciously draw the line between inside and outside the play with his co-actresses. This was his principle.


    Gu Rong had been in the business for more than twenty years, how could she not understand what he meant? In this circle, there were many co-star couples who became a couple while filming to cultivate their relationship. She herself did not mind developing an off-screen relationship when she met someone who got along well before. However, she really couldn¡¯t do anything to a child like Liang Xincheng. Seeing the other side trembling and in fear, she felt very happy and felt that after several contacts, this child was indeed really different from the rumor: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll take care of you. Don¡¯t worry. But you still have to relax a little, so that you can get into the state. I just met Xiao Ding, he has a much better mentality than you. Only those who are laughing and joking have the vitality of young people.¡±


    ¡°Ding Yao?¡± Liang Xincheng was slightly surprised.


    ¡°Yes, you still don¡¯t know that he¡¯s also in the crew?¡±


    Liang Xincheng really didn¡¯t know. Except for the female lead, he didn¡¯t know which other actors were in the crew and he didn¡¯t care. What surprised him was that if Ding Yao was also in the crew, Liu Fan should have told him about it but he didn¡¯t.


    However, Liu Fan was not to blame for this matter. Ding Yao¡¯s role was only decided two days ago, so Liu Fan had not received any news yet.


    After exchanging pleasantries with Gu Rong, Liang Xincheng went upstairs to his room. Just as he took out his luggage, someone knocked on the door and the person who came was none other than Ding Yao.


    ¡°Xincheng-ge, I haven¡¯t seen you for a long time. I just heard that you are here so I came to say hello to you.¡±


    ¡°Long time no see.¡± Liang Xincheng nodded casually and let him in.


    Ding Yao was smiling and chatting with Liang Xincheng, who was packing his things. Liang Xincheng casually asked him, ¡°Why did you accept this film?¡±


    ¡°I like the role of Tang Ran very much. It is full of tragedy and quite challenging.¡±


    Liang Xincheng almost rolled his eyes when he heard the words. Ding Yao¡¯s appearance here was really unexpected to him. This kid had Shengxing supported him with good resources and his popularity had slowly increased after the previous two movies were released. Now the man who was a male lead in a major production had come to him as a supporting role. Was this a joke?


    Tang Ran was the second male in this film. He was the son of the enemy family of the male protagonist, Young Master Lin who would be played by Liang Xincheng. His father colluded with foreign enemies regardless of his life or death, and he was used by the protagonist again. Later, he found that he was a pawn in the game that everyone was holding in his hand. In the end, he died generously for justice. It was indeed tragic and his scenes were a lot, but after all, he was still a supporting role.


    Hearing Gu Rong mention Ding Yao just now, Liang Xincheng even thought that his role had been replaced by him again.


    He glanced at Ding Yao, twitched the corners of his mouth as he smiled meaningfully: ¡°If you want to play a more challenging role, wouldn¡¯t be able to get a challenging one, ba? I¡¯ll think you¡¯re secretly in love with me if you¡¯re like this?¡±


    Ding Yao raised his hand in a pleading manner: ¡°Xincheng-ge, don¡¯t joke. Okay, let me be honest. I don¡¯t want to follow my uncle and Xie-ge¡¯s arrangement, they are too annoying. I went to director Peng¡¯s audition for this scene secretly without telling them. It¡¯s really not easy for me to get into the crew, but I promise I won¡¯t hold you back. Xincheng-ge, please be patient with me.¡±


    It turned out to be a kid who had an awkward quarrel with his family and ran away from home. Liang Xincheng was quite speechless: ¡°Did your family arrange it for you badly? Others are envious of you. You just played the male lead in a big production. Now you are here to be the supporting role for me. Aren¡¯t you afraid of being laughed at?¡±


    In fact, Liang Xincheng really wouldn¡¯t bother to tell these truths if this was someone else, but Ding Yao was a naive and cute kid, so he wasted his lips here and said a few more words to him.


    ¡°I¡¯m already a junior of you, so why does it matter if I get the supporting role? The position is not important, I think it¡¯s more important to choose a good role. I didn¡¯t lie to you. I really like this role.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was taken aback for a moment, then smiled again: ¡°You are right.¡±


    A few years ago, there was no such thing as a supporting role or male lead role for him. If he was given a role with lines, he could even wake up with a smile but now he even cared about these things.


    After Ding Yao left, Liang Xincheng sent a WeChat, reporting Ding Yao¡¯s matter to Liu Fan. When he exited, he saw Xia Yuanhang¡¯s profile picture below, and unconsciously, he also told him that Ding Yao had joined the same crew as him.


    Xia Yuanhang quickly replied, and seemed to have the same question as him: ¡°He plays the supporting role in your movie?¡±


    ¡°Yes ah. You don¡¯t know?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­We haven¡¯t been in touch for a long time.¡± When replying with this one line, Xia Yuanhang was a little embarrassed and confused. He and Ding Yao hadn¡¯t contacted each other for a long time since the last incident. Suddenly, he got Ding Yao¡¯s news from Liang Xincheng, which made him feel inexplicably guilty.


    Liang Xincheng looked at the line of words that took a long time to be sent to him, bowed his head with a silent smile, thought about it and replied, ¡°You¡¯re right, he is indeed quite cute.¡±


    T/N: hi everyone, sorry for being MIA again, no excuse to it this time. but i¡¯ll try to update daily to make up for the past weeks.

 CH 26

    Evening.


    The nanny¡¯s car drove to the door of the community where he lived and Xia Yuanhang in the car saw Xia Xiangzhou standing outside the community, probing his head. Unexpectedly, after a few months, he appeared again and even came to his new residence.


    Xia Yuanhang lowered his face. He asked the driver to stop and got out of the car. Xia Xiangzhou walked over immediately when he saw him, rubbing his hands uncomfortably, with an awkward smile on his face: ¡°Son¡­ son, why did you move here? I¡¯ve been looking for you for a long time, but those security guards won¡¯t let me in¡­¡±


    ¡°Is there something wrong?¡± Xia Yuanhang interrupted his nonsense in a cold voice.


    Xia Xiangzhou looked ashamed as he licked his dry and cracked lips and asked him hesitantly: ¡°How is the injury on your hand? Is it all right?¡±


    He slapped his face vigorously as he said: ¡°I really lost my head at that time, I didn¡¯t mean it, don¡¯t be angry at Dad¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang looked at his poor acting performance coldly, suppressing the impatience in his voice and asked again: ¡°I have made it clear enough last time. In the future, your affairs have nothing to do with me. What are you doing coming to me?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be angry, don¡¯t be angry, there is no overnight hatred between us father and son,¡± Xia Xiangzhou wiped away tears after saying a few words. He took off the gloves on his right hand and showed Xia Yuanhang his hand that was missing two fingers. ¡°I really know I was wrong, and I regret it. I really won¡¯t bet again in the future. Can you trust me again?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang only glanced at it and moved away, his voice still cold: ¡°It has nothing to do with me.¡±


    ¡°Do you have to be so unfeeling? I¡¯m still your father¡­¡± Xia Xiangzhou stuffed the bag in his hand to Xia Yuanhang. ¡°Forget it, I know you are still angry. I¡¯ll come to you next time. This is the cake I bought for you. You used to like it the most. Take it and eat it.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang swung his hand away violently and the bag fell to the ground with a ¡®thump¡¯, making the cake inside shattered and splashed all over the floor. Xia Yuanhang sarcastically said: ¡°Stop acting. I don¡¯t know what you want to do this time, but you¡¯re acting too fake. And this cake, I don¡¯t eat much sweets after junior high school. I think you have forgotten it.¡±


    The face of Xia Xiangzhou who was exposed turned very ferocious for a moment. Xia Yuanhang ignored him and turned to go into the community.


    In mid-August, Liang Xincheng returned to Beijing to attend the premiere of ¡®Wanted¡¯. Before he came back, he asked someone to send Xia Yuanhang a ticket to the premiere. He didn¡¯t expect him to really go, but he just tried to have a little more intersection with him.


    The film had attracted much attention since the beginning of filming, and it had been shortlisted for several awards at the Golden Pine Awards two months later before it was released. Of course, the biggest focus was on the leading actor Xie Qinfeng.


    Liang Xincheng saw Xie Qinfeng, whom he hadn¡¯t seen for a long time in the backstage, so he took the initiative to greet him. Xie Qinfeng was still the same; he was always cold but his attitude towards Liang Xincheng was much better than before. Liang Xincheng greeted him politely for a while, and was planning to talk to the director again but Xie Qinfeng stopped him, taking a cup of coffee that his assistant had just bought and handed it to Liang Xincheng: ¡°Please have a drink..¡±


    Liang Xincheng took it and thanked him with a smile. Xie Qinfeng seemed to have something to say but looked hesitant about it, so Liang Xincheng took the initiative to talk about the things he cared about: ¡°Teacher Xie should know that I¡¯ve been filming in Director Peng¡¯s movie recently, right? I worked with Sister Gu Rong and Xiao Ding. I didn¡¯t think like this before, but after I really worked with Xiao Ding, I realized that although he was young, his acting skills were really good. I just have to work harder in private, or it will be embarrassing for me to be compared to him.¡±


    When Liang Xincheng mentioned Ding Yao, Xie Qinfeng took advantage of the situation and said, ¡°Is your crew getting along well? Did Yaoyao bother you guys?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s pretty good. Xiao Ding gets along well with everyone and is very humble. Everyone in the crew likes him very much.¡±


    Liang Xincheng casually said a few interesting things about Ding Yao that happened in the crew. Xie Qinfeng listened very seriously: ¡°Yaoyao, he is still a child. If there is anything he can¡¯t do well, I would trouble you to take care of him.¡±


    Liang Xincheng laughed out loud: ¡°Teacher Xie, don¡¯t worry. Since he calls me ¡®ge¡¯, I will also take care of him as a younger brother.¡±


    With such a friendly interaction, Xie Qinfeng reciprocated with a lot of face. At the beginning of the premiere, he threw the topic to Liang Xincheng several times, giving him more opportunities to perform in front of the camera as well as praising Liang Xincheng in front of the media. ¡°He has great potential and is very serious. He took every scene and every shot very carefully. If there was anything bad, he would take the initiative to reshoot it. When the director explained to him about the scenes, he listened very seriously. He is very open-minded and studious. I have read his script book, it was full of notes. It¡¯s really rare.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled and thanked Xie Qinfeng for his praise, and also praised him with a lot of compliments.


    Xia Yuanhang, who only came in low-key after the premiere, sat in the corner of the last row and heard Liang Xincheng say: ¡°I admire Teacher Xie very much. He has good acting skills and a good personality. He is also very handsome. He¡¯s the goal I strive for.¡± He slightly pulled his head down on the brim of his cap, his heart feeling a little uncomfortable inexplicably.


    After the official opening of the movie, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s gaze had never moved away from the role played by Liang Xincheng. His scenes were not much but they were quite outstanding. At the beginning, he was a rookie police officer who was ignorant and clueless. After experiencing a series of things, he quickly matured and grew up to be able to take the lead. In the end, he died in order to block the gun for the master. He was an important character with a complete growth line and a climactic plot.


    Seeing the scene where Liang Xincheng was shot and fell down, Xia Yuanhang closed his eyes and had to admit that Liang Xincheng had already stepped ahead of him with this role.


    After the movie was broadcast, Liang Xincheng returned to the backstage and accepted a brief interview with the media. After the end, his assistant came over and whispered to him: ¡°I seem to have seen Xia Yuanhang.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was stunned: ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    The assistant shook her head: ¡°Not sure, but there are people talking about it on Weibo.¡±


    The assistant showed him the Weibo he found. A fan photographed a man sitting in the back corner, wearing a mask and hat and dressed in a low profile, saying that he looked like Xia Yuanhang, but not many people in the comments believed it, saying that there were so many media reporters on the scene. If it was really him, someone would definitely take a clearer picture. Not to mention, Xia Yuanhang and Liang Xincheng¡¯s relationship was so awkward now, why would he go to support his movie premiere?


    Some people retorted that they also appeared together at the airport when they were in Macau before, so how could their relationship be awkward? But no matter how much they said, it was just fans¡¯ speculation, and there was really no substantial evidence.


    Liang Xincheng however, was very sure that that person was Xia Yuanhang. He really came to the premiere. Excited, Liang Xincheng picked up his mobile phone and dialed Xia Yuanhang¡¯s WeChat voice call directly. It was quickly connected over there: ¡°You are at the premiere?¡±


    ¡°En.¡±


    ¡°Where are you?¡±


    ¡°Parking lot, about to leave.¡±


    ¡°Wait for me.¡±


    Fifteen minutes later, Liang Xincheng was panting as he pulled open Xia Yuanhang¡¯s car door, sat in the car, unable to stop complaining: ¡°Why did you come and leave without saying hello?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang handed him a tissue to wipe his sweat and explained with a smile: ¡°I asked for leave from the crew. I thought you were very busy, so I didn¡¯t bother you.¡±


    ¡°Then will I delay your return to the crew now? Actually, you don¡¯t have to rush here if you need to shoot your movie.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, are you going back? It¡¯s the same if I send you back first. I came here because I actually want to watch this movie.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang started the car and drove out of the underground parking lot. Liang Xincheng¡¯s excessively violent heartbeat gradually calmed down. Thinking that he had just run over on impulse, he was inevitably a little embarrassed, so he could only try to find another topic to talk: ¡°Then what do you think after watching the movie?¡±¡±


    ¡°Very good, the story is quite complete and highly watchable. The box office should not be bad. And your acting is also very good, you deserve to be shortlisted for the Golden Pine Award.¡±


    One of the important reasons why this film had attracted much attention was that it had been nominated for five awards at the Golden Pine Awards; one of the three domestic important awards, including Liang Xincheng¡¯s best supporting actor award. Regardless of whether he could or not win the award in the end, he was already the only one among young male actors of the same age who got nominated in this category.


    When Liang Xincheng heard this, he secretly thought to himself that Xia Yuanhang would really come to see the premiere, but he was still a little curious and unconvinced.


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Really,¡± Xia Yuanhang turned his head and smiled at Liang Xincheng, speaking sincerely: ¡°You really performed well. You should be able to win the award. Remember to treat me when the time comes.¡±


    Liang Xincheng breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Xia Yuanhang was not such a small-minded person, so he also smiled: ¡°Okay, definitely.¡±


    In order to prepare for the premiere, Liang Xincheng got up very early today, and after a few words, he leaned on the back of his chair and fell asleep. Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t bother him anymore. He turned off the car stereo and turned down the air conditioner so that he could sleep more comfortably.


    While waiting for the red light, Xia Yuanhang unconsciously tilted his head, staring at Liang Xincheng¡¯s sleeping face for a moment. His mood was somewhat complicated. Even if he did not want to admit it, his concern and care for Liang Xincheng was really growing.


    After that night in Macau, the relationship between them was destined to be different, Liang Xincheng was the first person with whom he had a physical relationship. Xia Yuanhang actually cared a lot, but this kind of care even he himself couldn¡¯t figure out; whether he really liked him or it was pure hormones.


    Just like he once thought he had liked Ding Yao. But after what happened before, those feelings have long faded away. As for Liang Xincheng, he didn¡¯t know if he would wake up one day, the feeling would suddenly disappear, and everything would return to the way it was before.


    So when Liang Xincheng hinted at it half-jokingly and half-seriously, he pretended as if he didn¡¯t understand it. When Liang Xincheng teased him and Ding Yao on WeChat, he also laughed it off and changed the subject. He didn¡¯t know what Liang Xincheng thought of him, or whether or not those vague ambiguities were just because of the intimacy that night. At least for now, he didn¡¯t want to make any changes.

 CH 27

    The day after the premiere, Liang Xincheng went back to the set in Hengdian to continue filming. At the same time, he also acted as a courier to help Xie Qinfeng deliver the entrusted items to Ding Yao; snacks, an anti-heatstroke suit, and a bunch of medicines for headaches, colds and fevers.


    ¡°Teacher Xie asked you to pay attention to your health and not to work too hard. Also, don¡¯t make trouble with him anymore, he¡¯ll come over to see you after a while.¡±


    Liang Xincheng dutifully conveyed Xie Qinfeng¡¯s advice and concern. Ding Yao tore open the snack bag and threw a chocolate bar to Liang Xincheng: ¡°Xincheng-ge, don¡¯t pay attention to him, and don¡¯t help him run errands in the future.¡±


    ¡°How can it be, Teacher Xie is a senior after all.¡±


    ¡°What kind of senior, he is only in his twenties. Why did he act as a senior.¡± Ding Yao muttered in a low voice as tore open a pudding and took a bite. He then hesitantly leaned over to Liang Xincheng to ask him, ¡°What else did he tell you?¡±


    Liang Xincheng laughed out loud: ¡°Are you really having a fight? You want to know what he said, but you don¡¯t want to call him and ask him yourself?


    Ding Yao wrinkled his nose: ¡°No, he¡¯s not happy with me taking this role. I had a fight with him before coming here. I can¡¯t admit defeat first.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s also doing it for your own good.¡±


    ¡°Who cares. He asked me to cooperate with his rumored girlfriend for my sake, did he deliberately try to annoy me?¡±


    The more Ding Yao said, the lower his voice became. By the time he was chewing the pudding, Liang Xincheng was already feeling a bit vague about their relationship. Liang Xincheng listened and gave a gentle cough. He asked tentatively: ¡°You and Teacher Xie, you¡­?¡±¡±


    Ding Yao blushed slightly. His eyes flickered as he smiled embarrassedly: ¡°No, Xincheng-ge, don¡¯t tell others, it¡¯s not good to make people misunderstand¡­I like Xie-ge, but he doesn¡¯t like me, he just treats me like a younger brother.¡±


    Liang Xincheng: ¡°¡­¡±


    He did not know whether to say that this Ding Yao was really big-hearted to tell him such things or whether he should be silent about this. This kind of thing was really like looking at flowers in the fog,1ÎíÀï¿´»¨[w¨´ l¨« k¨¤n hu¨¡]: look at flowers in a fog¡ªhave blurred vision; see unclearly; and the most confusing thing would be the party involved in this.


    ¡°Do you think Teacher Xie only treats you as a younger brother?¡±


    ¡°Then what else?¡± Ding Yao huffed and bit down a large mouthful of pudding, as if chewing Xie Qinfeng¡¯s flesh and blood, ¡°He always treats me like a child and loves to control me more than my parents and uncle.¡±


    ¡°He only cares about you.¡± Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t bother to say much. He was not interested in meddling in other people¡¯s affairs, especially emotional affairs.


    Even though he knew that Xie Qinfeng¡¯s feelings were definitely not innocent towards Ding Yao, what could he say? Could he say that I have seen Xie Qinfeng kiss you secretly with my own eyes? That was just looking for trouble.


    Returning to the hotel after work in the evening, Liang Xincheng ran into someone whom he didn¡¯t want to meet in the elevator. Wei Xishuang, who was waiting for the elevator, took off the exaggerated sunglasses on his face and seemed to be very pleasantly surprised to see Liang Xincheng: ¡°I heard that you¡¯re also here for shooting before, but I didn¡¯t expect it to be so coincidental that we stayed in the same hotel.¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded indifferently: ¡°What a coincidence.¡±


    His room was on the sixteenth floor while Wei Xishuang lived on the floor above him. He just joined the crews today and came to Hengdian to shoot an ancient costume fantasy drama.


    After getting into the elevator, Wei Xishuang kept chattering. Liang Xincheng flew back to the set early in the morning and continued filming for a whole day. He was so tired that he didn¡¯t have the strength to deal with him. He leaned silently against the elevator wall on one side and almost fell asleep.


    ¡°Actually, I went to your set in the afternoon. You were filming at the time, so I didn¡¯t bother you. I just watched and left.¡±


    Wei Xishuang seemed to finally put away that playful tone. Liang Xincheng looked at him curiously, and frowned slightly with puzzlement in his eyes.


    Wei Xishuang sighed: ¡°You¡¯d better not fall asleep standing here, go back to your room and sleep again.¡±


    Liang Xincheng stood up straight, Wei Xishuang smiled: ¡°Actually, I want to say hello to you, but I know you don¡¯t want to see me.¡±


    Liang Xincheng felt a little awkward listening to this, and even more embarrassed. As soon as the elevator reached the sixteenth floor and the door opened, he hurried out. Wei Xishuang smiled helplessly behind him and closed the elevator door again.


    After Liang Xincheng took a shower, dried his hair and lay down on the bed, feeling drowsy again. He picked up his mobile phone and scrolled through Weibo boredly. When he saw the first content of the hot search, he sat up abruptly as his complexion instantly turned gloomy.


    Xia Yuanhang became a hot topic again because of the previous paparazzi studio. This time it was about his family affairs. In the video secretly taken by the paparazzi, Xia Yuanhang had a conflict with his father Xia Xiangzhou at the gate of the community where he lived. Xia Xiangzhou slapped himself and wiped his tears, and Xia Yuanhang not only did not move throughout, he also knocked over the cake Xia Xiangzhou gave to him. He then went inside the community without looking back, while Xia Xiangzhou was stopped by the security outside the gate.


    The paparazzi painted the two father and son vividly in a very exaggerated tone, implying that Xia Yuanhang was unfilial and had a bad relationship with his biological father, and drove his biological father out of the house.


    This video was released a few hours ago. The official blogs of major entertainment media and the marketing accounts that like to gossip had all forwarded it. There were many different opinions, but Xia Yuanhang¡¯s side had been silent and had not made any response.


    Liang Xincheng refreshed again, and the paparazzi studio released a new follow-up on the matter two minutes ago, saying that he contacted Xia Xiangzhou for an exclusive interview.


    Liang Xincheng endured nausea and clicked on the so-called interview video. From beginning to end, Xia Xiangzhou was crying in front of the camera and talking about Xia Yuanhang. He said that he hadn¡¯t returned home once in a few years. After he became popular, he directly changed all his contact information and ignored him as his father. He took the initiative to find his son several times but was turned away, and he was almost beaten by Xia Yuanhang¡¯s bodyguards. Finally, Xia Xiangzhou took off his gloves and showed his hand that was missing two fingers in front of the camera, saying that it was accidentally broken by a machine while working outside. That day, he was really desperate to find his son for some medical expenses, but he was still driven out by Xia Yuanhang.


    The interviewer also hypocritically asked Xia Xiangzhou why he had such a deep conflict with Xia Yuanhang, whether there was any misunderstanding between father and son, or whether he had done something wrong that Xia Yuanhang could not forgive before.


    Xia Xiangzhou wiped away tears and choked and said: ¡°He hasn¡¯t been close to me since he was a child. His mother used to take care of him when I was busy at work. Later, when he went to college, his mother fell ill and passed away so he basically didn¡¯t go home. And then it became like this. I know he is now a big star, has made a lot of money and afraid that I will ask him for money. I really don¡¯t want this. This time there is really no way, I have lost my job so I have to come to him¡­¡±


    If he hadn¡¯t seen the ugliness and shamelessness of this man with his own eyes, Liang Xincheng would almost believe Xia Yuanhang was such a bastard that didn¡¯t even care about his father just by watching this video. But it was the shameless people who were the most disgusting, the so-called those who were barefoot were not afraid of those who were wearing shoes2the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power. Xia Xiangzhou¡¯s was obviously partnered up with paparazzi who had no bottom line. One asked for money and the other for news. He didn¡¯t care if Xia Yuanhang¡¯s reputation was damaged.


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t watch the video until the end, he quickly closed the video instead and clicked on WeChat to send Xia Yuanhang a message: ¡°I saw the news about you, how do you plan to respond? Do you need my help?¡±

 CH 28

    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t think it was appropriate when he sent the WeChat message. After all, this matter involved Xia Yuanhang¡¯s family affairs, so he actually had no position to intervene. Xia Yuanhang once said that they were not even ordinary friends. Even if the relationship was much better now, it was not good enough for him to intervene in the affairs between Xia Yuanhang and his father.


    He originally wanted to withdraw this message, but the status on the dialog box quickly changed to ¡®the other party is typing¡¯. Liang Xincheng knew that Xia Yuanhang had already seen it, and there was no need to withdraw, so he could only forget it.


    After two minutes, Xia Yuanhang might have felt that typing was too troublesome, so he sent a long voice message. Liang Xincheng clicked on it directly. Xia Yuanhang¡¯s voice was a little tired. He thanked him first, and then briefly told him what happened. When Xia Xiangzhou went to find him that day, he felt something was wrong, but he didn¡¯t expect Xia Xiangzhou to go as far as to cooperate with the paparazzi to dig a hole for him, deliberately selling misery in front of him for the paparazzi to take pictures.


    Now that Xia Xiangzhou had turned things upside down, confusing the public with the right and wrong and poured dirty water on him, he was sure that no matter what he explained, the public may not fully believe it. The public would only feel that their father and son were really at odds, accusing each other of having problems on both sides.


    In addition, letting people know that his father was a bad gambler would not do any good to Xia Yuanhang¡¯s own image. Xia Yuanhang also had no evidence to prove that the money he had earned over the years had been squandered by Xia Xiangzhou. Every time Xia Xiangzhou went outside to have fun, he directly took Xia Yuanhang¡¯s bank card to transfer money. Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t even get a transfer record.


    ¡°Then what should we do? Are you going to let him pour dirty water on you like this? Since he doesn¡¯t care about father and son at all, do you still want to be soft-hearted to him?¡±


    Liang Xincheng also replied with a voice message. Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t help laughing when he heard his slightly anxious voice. He didn¡¯t even realize that he had been in a low mood all afternoon, and he was magically calmed down by Liang Xincheng¡¯s worries and concerns.


    So he simply made a voice call and explained it to Liang Xincheng seriously: ¡°I have no sympathy, I have given up on him since the moment he took out the knife. Don¡¯t worry, although there are no bank transfer records, I have other evidence. What happened in the parking lot that day was recorded by surveillance. I was afraid that if people knew about it, the impact wouldn¡¯t be good, so I went to the property management the next day to delete the surveillance, but I kept a copy. I never thought it would really come in handy.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang said with a wry smile. If it weren¡¯t for this kind of thing, he really didn¡¯t want to reveal his bloody scars and show it to the world. He didn¡¯t need the sympathy and compassion of others, but he had to prove his innocence in this way.


    Liang Xincheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: ¡°That¡¯s great¡­but how do you post the video? Will you post it yourself? Or ask the media?¡±


    ¡°Just post it myself, just explain it clearly.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not good,¡± Liang Xincheng reminded him, ¡°Even if he¡¯s nothing, but he¡¯s your father after all. You¡¯re going to give people something to talk about if you directly confront him like this.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I don¡¯t care about that anymore. You¡¯re also in the video, I have asked someone to deal with it again, to mosaic you out and then post it. It will take some time.¡±


    Liang Xincheng listened to Xia Yuanhang pretending to say ¡®don¡¯t care¡¯ easily, and felt uncomfortable in his heart, so he didn¡¯t care about whether it was appropriate or not, only impulsively suggested: ¡°Let me help you, I¡¯ll post the video. Don¡¯t censor it, just post it directly. You don¡¯t need to respond, just play a silent victim.¡±


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to implicate you. After all, this matter has a bad impact¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay,¡± Liang Xincheng took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down so as not to lose his composure too much: ¡°Xia Yuanhang, are we friends?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Xia Yuanhang answered almost immediately, and after it came out of his mouth, his heart actually felt a sense of relief, and a subtle unspeakable joy.


    After a few seconds of silence, Liang Xincheng smiled: ¡°Okay, then let me help you.¡±


    Twenty minutes later, Xia Yuanhang sent the surveillance video to Liang Xincheng¡¯s mailbox. Liang Xincheng clicked on it and took a look. Although there was no sound, the picture quality was very good, and it was taken from the angle of Xia Xiangzhou, making all the hideousness and rascality on his face clear. Especially the scene where he held a dagger and stabbed Xia Yuanhang frantically, even the resentment in his eyes was not missed, as well as the madness at the end after snatching the check from him. These were enough.


    Liang Xincheng opened Weibo, uploaded the video, deleted and edited a large paragraph before finally clicking Send.


    ¡°Mr. Xia Xiangzhou, I don¡¯t know where you got the courage to fabricate facts and lie to the public, and even unite with shameless media reporters to make a play to slander your own son. You have a clear idea of how much money you have taken from Xia Yuanhang over the years, and you can¡¯t just pretend that it never happened because it was all put on the gambling table. Your two fingers were clearly cut off by loan sharks, how can you have the guts to show off your misery? Xia Yuanhang worked hard to make money to fill the huge bottomless hole you owed, but in the end, he couldn¡¯t even pay his own rent, and you accused him of being unfilial in public. Ask your conscience, why do you think he owes you? Even if he was born to you, he has already received a knife from you, is it not considered to pay you back? You said you would never owe each other again, but what are you doing now? Before blaming your son, can you pay back the two million dollars you took from me?¡±


    If it was Xia Yuanhang himself who stood up and accused his own father like this, it might be unconvincing, but with him as a bystander to prove it, coupled with the surveillance video, Liang Xincheng knew that Xia Xiangzhou, a scumbag, couldn¡¯t afford to make more waves. He was not interested in seeing what kind of bloody storm would set off on the Internet after this Weibo was posted, and quitted Weibo directly after it was posted.


    Xia Yuanhang sent WeChat to thank him again, and Liang Xincheng replied to him in a relaxed tone: ¡°It¡¯s a small matter, just invite me to dinner next time.¡±


    Soon, there were calls and messages coming in asking him what was going on, but Liang Xincheng ignored them all and only answered Liu Fan¡¯s call. Liu Fan was almost going crazy, roaring as soon as he got connected: ¡°Are you bewitched? What the hell did you just post? Why are you messing around with Xia Yuanhang and his father? What¡¯s the matter with you?¡±


    Liang Xincheng fell back on the bed again as he smiled nonchalantly: ¡°Don¡¯t you like hype the most, you used to say that it doesn¡¯t matter whether it¡¯s black or red, it¡¯s all about heat anyway, isn¡¯t it this, right¡±


    ¡°Good for you, ah. You¡¯re looking for trouble for nothing, you¡¯re making a mess of yourself for no reason!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with that?I can¡¯t even help my friend?¡±


    Liu Fan¡¯s more unspoken curses were all choked in his throat: ¡°That Xia Yuanhang¡­ he has really bewitched you, right?¡±


    ¡°If you say so. I seem to have told you before, the matter between me and Xia Yuanhang will be my personal matter in the future, you don¡¯t need to ask.¡±


    Liu Fan didn¡¯t get angry, but he didn¡¯t really have anything to say anymore. He could only let the public relations try to guide public opinion on the good side. Before hanging up the phone, Liu Fan still didn¡¯t hold back and asked Liang Xincheng: ¡°You¡¯re not really interested in him, are you?¡±


    Liang Xincheng closed his eyes and said nothing before ending the call.

 CH 29

    At six o¡¯clock in the morning, Liang Xincheng got into the nanny car and headed to the set. The assistant handed him the breakfast she bought and excitedly chattered in his ear: ¡°The Weibo you posted yesterday exploded, and the Internet went crazy. Many people called and asked. Xincheng-ge, you¡¯re really brave, ah.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled indifferently. He didn¡¯t need to look at Weibo to guess how many waves that post made when it was sent out. The media and fans were originally curious about his relationship with Xia Yuanhang, and now he had personally added a touch of color to their confusing relationship. This dramatic development was enough to excite many people.


    He actually didn¡¯t care; as long as he could help Xia Yuanhang, it didn¡¯t matter how. If this could divert the audience¡¯s attention to gossip about their relationship instead of staring at Xia Yuanhang¡¯s private matter, that would be great.


    While eating the steaming buns, Liang Xincheng turned on the computer in a good mood, but he didn¡¯t expect Liu Fan to send him several WeChat messages at two or three o¡¯clock in the middle of the night.


    ¡°Do you really care about Xia Yuanhang?¡±


    Liang Xincheng frowned slightly, thinking why this Liu Fan still didn¡¯t give up, and insisted on asking what happened.


    ¡°Ge is doing it for your own good, lest you¡¯ll be fooled by him.¡±


    ¡°Do you know that he recently hit it off with the lead actress of his new movie and the gossip spreads all over the place?¡±


    ¡°He gave up the audition before and gave you the opportunity to pick up the film he is making now. It is said that he chases the female lead for the sake of being close to the waterside pavilion.1waterside pavilion: a favorable position Do you know?¡±


    ¡°You are totally committed to him. Don¡¯t end up in a trap of your own wishful thinking.¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s eyes became colder and colder, and the steamed stuffed bun suddenly became tasteless.


    After a moment of silence, he asked his assistant in a low voice: ¡°Who is the female lead of Xia Yuanhang¡¯s new film? Are there rumors about them?¡±


    The young assistant who was still talking about the online gossip froze for a moment and nodded with an uncomfortable look on her face. ¡°Yes, there are rumors. The lead actress Yan Mingxin, it seems that she also graduated from the Film Academy and is Xia Yuanhang¡¯s junior. I heard that they were quite ambiguous when they were in school.¡±


    Junior, ah¡­Liang Xincheng closed his eyes. A sarcastic arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.


    ¡°Then what¡­what is said on the Internet may not be true, who knows the truth of this messy rumor.¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t ask any more questions, and replied to Liu Fan: ¡°I see.¡±


    A week later, Liang Xincheng asked the crew for leave and returned to Beijing to shoot an endorsement advertisement for a fast-selling product. There were only two days, so he came and went in a hurry.


    The return flight was in the evening, Liang Xincheng went home to get some clothes. When he went out, he coincidentally met Xia Yuanhang who had just returned home.


    Liang Xincheng asked his assistant to carry the luggage down first, and greeted Xia Yuanhang, who was surprised to see him: ¡°Why are you back?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled: ¡°Come back to shoot an advertisement, now I¡¯m going to the airport to go back to the set.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang also came back from the set to get something. He didn¡¯t expect to meet him so coincidentally, and asked casually: ¡°Are you in a rush? I bought refreshments, do you want to eat some before leaving?¡±


    They had not seen each other for some time, and after today it was guessed that they would have to spend a long time on the filming set. Liang Xincheng hesitated for a while before sending a message to his assistant, asking them to wait a little longer, and then followed Xia Yuanhang into the house.


    Xia Yuanhang made tea for them, and the refreshments he bought were all salty snacks. Liang Xincheng couldn¡¯t help but ask him after taking two sips: ¡°Don¡¯t you like sweet ones?¡±


    ¡°Not really.¡± Xia Yuanhang said honestly.


    Liang Xincheng let out an ¡®ah¡¯ and did not say anything else anymore, only regretting that he had foolishly sent him cakes and sweets before. No wonder he was not happy when received it.


    ¡°The salty ones are also good. They are all popular products. Many people recommend them. I happened to pass by their store today and bought some back. You can try it and eat more if you like it.¡±


    Liang Xincheng let out a laugh: ¡°It¡¯s a pity that they didn¡¯t ask you to be spokesperson for them.¡±


    The two of them ate while talking and laughing. Liang Xincheng asked Xia Yuanhang what happened to his gambler father, only to have Xia Yuanhang shake his head and said helplessly: ¡°Then he came to me once again, but I didn¡¯t go see him, so I guess he gave up.¡±


    Xia Xiangzhou¡¯s reputation on the Internet was already rotten so it was useless to sell more misery. Except for Xia Yuanhang who had turned his eyes closed, no one would care about him anymore. Hearing this, Liang Xincheng felt relieved: ¡°That¡¯s good.¡±


    ¡°Speaking of which, I have to thank you formally, this time I have troubled you again.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so polite, why are you always thanking me,¡± Liang Xincheng interrupted Xia Yuanhang, and asked him another thing as if jokingly. ¡°I heard that your new movie is shot with your junior? You¡¯re very lucky, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang raised his eyes to look at Liang Xincheng, whose tone was careless and even flirtatious. This might not be surprising if it was from any of Xia Yuanhang¡¯s friends, but when it came from Liang Xincheng¡¯s mouth, it was just a little bit out of place.


    It was just a brief meeting of eyes, and at that moment Xia Yuanhang¡¯s mind turned, and he didn¡¯t even understand why he was doing this, but he smiled mysteriously and pretended to be relaxed: ¡°Yes, Mingxin and I are quite familiar. We used to work on stage plays together when we were in school so we have a tacit understanding with each other.¡±


    Hearing Xia Yuanhang say this personally, Liang Xincheng felt a little uncomfortable. He smiled: ¡°No wonder they are all saying that you want to make the fake play become true¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang looked at him, vaguely knowing that Liang Xincheng probably cared, but as if possessed by an evil spirit, he still followed Liang Xincheng¡¯s words and deliberately made jokes that maybe none of them liked: ¡°It¡¯s not impossible, right? Who knows what will happen in the future. She is very cute. If I can get along with her, I don¡¯t mind trying.¡±


    Liang Xincheng froze, his face still smiling, but the smile was already a bit forced. He put down his tea cup and said awkwardly, ¡°It¡¯s time, I have to go, or I won¡¯t be able to catch my flight.¡±


    After speaking, he stood up, grabbed his carry-on bag and left. Xia Yuanhang, who was also stunned for a moment, subconsciously got up to catch up, but quickly regained his senses. He clenched his fists hard; what the hell was he doing?


    Liang Xincheng, who had walked to the door, suddenly strode back and stopped in front of Xia Yuanhang. He raised his eyes and stared at him in a daze, as if water could come out of his beautiful eyes at any time.


    It was only a very short few seconds before Liang Xincheng asked Xia Yuanhang in a hoarse voice: ¡°Is what you just said true?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s voice was choked in his throat. He didn¡¯t expect Liang Xincheng to react so strongly when it was just a joke. Seeing Liang Xincheng like this, he seemed unable to say anything.


    Liang Xincheng suddenly raised his hands and grabbed Xia Yuanhang¡¯s collar. His eyes were slightly red. His body was also trembling slightly as his voice was choked up: ¡°Don¡¯t you like men? Didn¡¯t you like Ding Yao before? Why do you like women now? Why can¡¯t it be me? I¡¯m not that casual, that time in Macau was my first time. You fucked me, don¡¯t you have to be responsible for me?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s mind went blank. Before he could say anything, Liang Xincheng had already stepped back and let him go, whispering a ¡®sorry I lost my temper¡¯ before turning around and striding away.


    It wasn¡¯t until the sound of the anti-theft door sounded that Xia Yuanhang seemed to wake up like a dream and fell into the sofa. He scratched his hair in frustration, what was he doing? Why did he make that joke with Liang Xincheng? He knew that Liang Xincheng cared about it, so why did he deliberately use such things to test him?


    Ten minutes later, the phone screen on the coffee table lit up for a moment, and it was a text message from Liang Xincheng: ¡°Sorry, I was just joking with you, don¡¯t take it to heart.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s eyes stayed on that line for a long time, unconsciously clenching his phone. After a long time, he replied with three words: ¡°I am sorry.¡±

 CH 30

    The awards ceremony of the Golden Pine Awards was in mid-October. Liang Xincheng returned to Beijing again to attend the ceremony and walked the red carpet with Xie Qinfeng and the director and producer of ¡®Wanted¡¯.


    This was the first time for Liang Xincheng to participate in such an official award ceremony; he was a little nervous, but more excited and looking forward to it.


    He wanted to win the award. In those years when he was doing extra role for various films, he didn¡¯t even dare to think that he would be able to have what he had today, but when he really sat here, he longed for more; he wanted to stand on the podium, and he wanted to take the first trophy that belonged to him and truly valuable from the award presenter.


    ¡°Brother Xincheng, jiayou. You¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    It was a WeChat message from Ding Yao. Many of his familiar and unfamiliar friends were also cheering him on. Liang Xincheng couldn¡¯t help but smile when he looked at it, but he couldn¡¯t help but feel a little lost. Among so many people, there was no Xia Yuanhang.


    They had not been in touch for more than a month. Since that awkward and unhappy parting, there had been no contact with each other. He was very busy, and Xia Yuanhang was also very busy, but they all knew the real reason.


    Liang Xincheng never understood what Xia Yuanhang was referring to when sent him ¡®I¡¯m sorry¡¯, but it didn¡¯t matter anymore. From the beginning, he had expected too much. Before that night in Macau, he was obviously mentally prepared not to say anything for the rest of his life. Perhaps it was the time he spent together that gave him the illusion and made him mistakenly think that he had a chance. But in fact, it was all wishful thinking from the beginning.


    ¡°Did Yaoyao send you a WeChat message?¡± Xie Qinfeng, who was sitting beside Liang Xincheng and saw him holding his phone while in a daze, asked him casually.


    Liang Xincheng came back to his senses, nodded his head and showed the WeChat sent by Ding Yao to Xie Qinfeng. Xie Qinfeng patted his shoulder to encourage him, ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, just get used to it. You acted well and the competitors today are also average, so the chances are great.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled, and without explaining much, he made others mistakenly think that he was distracted because of nervousness.


    The guest of honor for the Best Supporting Actor Award happened to be the Queen of Movie, Gu Rong; the actress who once acted with Liang Xincheng. Seeing her glamorously walking up to the awards stage in a long dress, Liang Xincheng sat up a little straight, with a faint premonition in his heart that the award might really be his.


    When Gu Rong smiled and read out the word ¡®Liang Xincheng¡¯, his brain remained empty for several seconds until Xie Qinfeng beside him stood up and applauded. Only then did he come back to his senses. He got up and hugged the people around him one by one, walking through the crowd amidst their blessings and applause, and striding onto the stage.


    After receiving the trophy from Gu Rong, Liang Xincheng walked to the microphone and paused. He swept his gaze across the room and smiled as he began to give his award speech.


    He thanked a lot of people; the producer, the director, Xie Qinfeng, his company, and the boss of the company, Yu Mingxiu¡­ At the end, Liang Xincheng¡¯s voice was even a bit choked up. As he bent down and bowed deeply towards everyone, the live camera was fixed on his body for a long time.


    Xia Yuanhang closed his eyes and leaned his back against the wall behind him. After turning off the live video, the only sound in the unoccupied corridor was his quiet heartbeat, and after a long time, he smiled and raised the corners of his lips and said softly: ¡°Congratulations.¡±


    The night shooting was not over yet and the crew was discussing the results of tonight¡¯s Golden Pine Awards. When the makeup artist came over to touch up Xia Yuanhang¡¯s makeup, he casually found a corner and sat down, silently listening to a few staff joking not far away.


    ¡°Xie Qinfeng is really amazing. This is the second time he won the Best Actor Award at the Golden Pine Award.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s normal. It¡¯s more strange if he didn¡¯t win the award, but it¡¯s really surprising that Liang Xincheng won the best supporting actor.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s lucky. He won the Golden Pine Award for supporting actor so soon. His value will rise again in the future.¡±


    ¡°What is he, can he convince the public with that kind of acting skills? Who knows if there is any shady business here, maybe his boss Yu Mingxiu helped him buy it.¡±


    Such sour words were not unusual, there must be a lot online, but Xia Yuanhang did not expect to hear it from the people around him. He glanced at the person who spoke, and his expression turned cold instantly.


    It was Huang Tian¡¯an. This person was the head cameraman of the crew. This was not the first time that Xia Yuanhang worked with him. When he and Liang Xincheng were working on a movie more than two years ago, this person was also the cameraman of the crew at that time. He was the one who made up the behind the scenes story about Liang Xincheng¡¯s slutty private life and sleeping all over the set, and he said it as if he had seen it with his own eyes. Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t know why he believed what he said at the time. It was really ridiculous. He didn¡¯t expect that two years later, this person was still making rumors to smear Liang Xincheng.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t Liang Xincheng used to get small roles in the past? He dared to do anything in order to get on the top. He slept with people who gave resources. He was willing to climb on anyone¡¯s bed. He didn¡¯t have any scruples. Later, he was wrapped up by Yu Mingxiu and started to pretend to be noble¡­Ouch!¡±


    Huang Tian¡¯an, who was talking vigorously, didn¡¯t expect to be suddenly punched in the face. He was punched back two steps before Xia Yuanhang¡¯s second punch followed. Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t have any scruples when he started, and he punched Huang Tianan fiercely in the face with every punch. After two punches, Huang Tianan had already rolled to the ground with nosebleeds and wailing.


    The people around were all stunned. After they realized it, they rushed up one after another, holding Xia Yuanhang who was about to hit Huang Tian¡¯an again. Huang Tian¡¯an also recovered, enduring the pain and clamoring while rushing up, trying to fight Xia Yuanhang desperately. However, he was a small man around 170cm, so he was no match for Xia Yuanhang who was over 185cm. Even though Xia Yuanhang was dragged by someone, he still punched him twice, breaking Huang Tianan¡¯s front teeth.


    The director, who heard the sound, came over and shouted for people to drag them away, Xia Yuanhang, who was full of anger, was finally dragged away by four or five staff members while Huang Tian¡¯an, whose face was swollen into a pig¡¯s head, was also held down. Huang Tian¡¯an was so angry that he was shaking and cursing at Xia Yuanhang, using all kinds of unpleasant swear words. Xia Yuanhang coldly watched his performance, waiting for him to finish cursing before coldly replying to him: ¡°You deserve to be beaten for having such a foul mouth. If I hear you making up rumors about others behind their backs again, I will beat you up once I see you.¡±


    These people around didn¡¯t know why Xia Yuanhang suddenly went crazy, but now they seemed to understand. Huang Tian¡¯an was infamous for his boorish mouth but most people really didn¡¯t dare to offend him. This was probably the first time he had been beaten so hard. And the reason Xia Yuanhang went crazy and hit him was actually because of Huang Tian¡¯an making up stories about Liang Xincheng?


    The director was already mad at the crew for suddenly staging such a farce. Tonight¡¯s night scene was destined to fail to shoot. Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t want to explain to anyone, let alone apologize. No matter how Huang Tian¡¯an clamored, he stopped paying attention. He got rid of the person who was dragging him, turned around and left directly.


    His assistant whispered to the director, ¡°Sorry, I¡¯ll go persuade him,¡± and hurriedly went after him.

 CH 31

    Liang Xincheng slept until noon and didn¡¯t wake up. After winning the award last night, he participated in the celebration banquet and was given a lot of alcohol. He even forgot how he was sent home.


    The result of the hangover was a splitting headache. After he went to the bathroom and took a shower for a long time, his chaotic thoughts gradually became calm. He sat back on the bed, yawning and picked up the mobile phone on the bedside table.


    Throughout the night, countless missed calls and WeChat messages came in, all congratulating him on winning the award. Liang Xincheng flipped through the log absent-mindedly and was slightly stunned when he saw Xia Yuanhang¡¯s name in the WeChat message column.


    ¡°Congratulations.¡±


    With two simple words and no extra expressions, Liang Xincheng looked at it with mixed emotions in his heart. After hesitating, he only replied ¡°Thank you¡±.


    After replying to all the congratulations messages one by one, he clicked on Liu Fan¡¯s WeChat dialog box. Liu Fan sent several messages after he returned home yesterday, but the content was not what he originally thought; it was the next work schedule reminders.


    ¡°Xia Yuanhang had an accident again, he got into a fight with someone on the set.¡±


    ¡°It seems that the trouble is quite big. I think it¡¯s quite troublesome.¡±


    ¡°This time, you cannot blindly get involved, ah.¡±


    ¡°Sleeping? Forget it, it¡¯s okay if you¡¯re already sleeping. Don¡¯t lose your head when you see it tomorrow. I beg you, little ancestor.¡±


    Liang Xincheng frowned subconsciously. He clicked on Weibo. After he previously unfollowed Xia Yuanhang, he quietly followed him again, so as soon as he refreshed, he saw what Xia Yuanhang posted last night.


    @XiaYuanHang: If you want to call the police, you can report it, and then next time, I will still beat you up. // @Photographer Huang Tian¡¯an: I have been in the industry for more than 20 years and in this circle, I can be regarded as conscientious and responsible. I have worked with countless people in front of and behind the scenes. I thought I was at peace with everyone and never showed an angry face. I didn¡¯t expect that because of just a little friction I would be beaten indiscriminately until my front teeth fell out and my nose bone was broken. I wanted to call the police, but I didn¡¯t want to make it difficult for the director and the rest of the crew so I let it go, but I¡¯m really ashamed to work with such an educated and cultured actor like @XiaYuanhang. Having a high popularity and many fans is not the capital for you to beat people at will!


    Huang Tian¡¯an¡¯s post was followed by a video of Xia Yuanhang beating him in front of everyone on set last night. At the end of the post, he attached the photos of his swollen face after he went to the hospital for dressing and the injury examination report. It looked like he was indeed an unlucky victim, but Xia Yuanhang¡¯s response was surprisingly strong.


    Liang Xincheng was surprised. He didn¡¯t expect such a thing to happen suddenly. There were several hot searches related to this matter. Even the limelight of the Golden Pine Awards ceremony last night was suppressed. After looking at this. he probably understood why Liu Fan said this matter was very troublesome.


    Huang Tian¡¯an had been in this business for so many years, and it was definitely not a simple matter for him to be the chief cinematographer of a film. Before the movie was finished, he just came out and openly clamored for justice for what Xia Yuanhang had done, saying that it was to give the director and the crew face, but in fact, he didn¡¯t take them seriously at all; he just wanted to completely stink Xia Yuanhang, just to vent his anger.


    But Xia Yuanhang was also very stubborn. His mouth uttered wild words, asking Huang Tianan to call the police and even threatened to beat him again, completely destroying the sunny and high-quality image he had previously created in front of the public. Even the statement issued by his studio on Weibo this morning only said that he should not hit people on the set on the spur of the moment, dragging down the crew to shoot and causing adverse effects on the public, not mentioning a word of apology to Huang Tian¡¯an.


    One after another there were many crew members who came out to support Huang Tianan, but none of them spoke for Xia Yuanhang. The director and the other actors all remained silent. Since the incident broke out last night, it had quickly fermented on Weibo and major gossip forums. Except for Xia Yuanhang¡¯s die hard fans, most of the passer-bys were on Huang Tian¡¯an, only because of Xia Yuanhang¡¯s violent behavior in the video and his arrogant response. It was just too much.


    Liang Xincheng was worried in his heart. Not caring about what he should not do and what he should do, he sent Xia Yuanhang WeChat message again: ¡°Why did you get into a fight with someone? Why are you so impulsive?¡±


    It didn¡¯t take long for Xia Yuanhang to reply to him: ¡°It¡¯s okay, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡±


    How could it be okay? Xia Yuanhang¡¯s public image had been greatly compromised by the incidents that broke out one after another, but Xia Yuanhang refused to say why they fought.


    Liang Xincheng found a long-lost light engineer friend in his contact list. He vaguely remembered that he and Xia Yuanhang seemed to be in the same crew, and soon Liang Xincheng got the answer he wanted.


    ¡°Uh¡­ it¡¯s actually Huang Tian¡¯an¡¯s cheap mouth. You know, he just gossiped about you on the set yesterday, that kind of thing¡­ Xia Yuanhang heard it and started fighting¡­¡±


    Liang Xincheng was stunned. Was it because of him that Xia Yuanhang hit someone?


    In fact, these were not completely unheard of on the Internet. So many people on the set yesterday knew why Xia Yuanhang moved his hands. Someone broke the news anonymously on the forum last night, but after all, there was no conclusive evidence, so there were not many people who believed it. No wonder Liu Fan sent Liang Xincheng a message in the middle of the night to remind him not to do anything. He must have heard the whole story.


    Liang Xincheng raised his hand and wiped his face. He could not say what he was feeling now, very sad, very heartbroken, but also vaguely happy, and more worried


    After the voice call was connected, Liang Xincheng paused for a moment before trying to suppress the trembling in his voice and said: ¡°I know everything¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang on the other end of the phone closed his eyes. He finally heard Liang Xincheng¡¯s voice again after nearly two months. At that moment, he had to admit that he missed it, and he missed it very much.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I can handle it¡­¡±


    ¡°How do you deal with it? Is it a joke to hit someone? Do you know that you may bear criminal responsibility at any time? Why are you so impulsive? Let him say what he wants to say. Why do you need to take the lead?¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t hear him spreading rumors about you like that. I¡¯ll beat him up again.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was very annoyed; he didn¡¯t know whether to be angry with Xia Yuanhang or himself. He had learned what kind of person Huang Tian¡¯an was since a long time ago. When he was still acting in small roles a few years ago, this person had tried to sleep with him but was rejected. Because of the resentment, he had been spreading rumors behind his back all these years, and he knew it all, but so what? He didn¡¯t care about what the mean person said, but what he didn¡¯t want to see was that the people he cared about were planted in such hands.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Anyway, the filming will finish next week. It¡¯s impossible to change people at this time, it won¡¯t affect the filming.¡±


    ¡°What about the next movie? What about the next one? Do you really think there is no impact at all?¡±


    ¡°Huang Tian¡¯an isn¡¯t as capable as you think; he just jumps a lot. A person with his kind of virtue will only offend a lot more people than us. Don¡¯t be afraid of him.¡±


    When Xia Yuanhang said ¡®us¡¯, Liang Xincheng closed his eyes, tears pierced his eyes. Fortunately no one saw it.


    ¡°Then what about your image? Do you still want to be in this circle?¡±


    Hearing the choking in his voice, Xia Yuanhang laughed with a hoarse voice: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, this kind of gossip will be forgotten by the public after a few days. It won¡¯t affect anything.¡±


    How could Liang Xincheng not be worried? Someone on the Internet had already called for the banning of Xia Yuanhang, a bad artist who hurt people and violated the law. He was really afraid that something would happen to him.


    After ending the call, Liang Xincheng carelessly wiped away the tears from his face and clicked on Weibo again. Even if it was going to make his manager furious again, he couldn¡¯t care less. He entered the text and simply edited it and clicked send.


    @Liang Xincheng: @Photographer Huang Tian¡¯an, why did you get beaten, don¡¯t you know it in your heart why? You are like a mad dog biting at me and smearing my private life with rumors everywhere, and you mentioned the word cultured? Next time, I will beat you up myself without Xia Yuanhang¡¯s hands. By the way, slander can also be punished. You¡¯d better learn about it. // @Xia Yuanhang: If you want to call the police, you can report it, and then next time, I will still beat you up.


    T/N: Saw the comments on changpei and everyone was asking these two to calm down and stop being impulsive. As they said, they really be acting like they wanna retire from the circle or going back to 108-line hahahah

 CH 32

    Liang Xincheng¡¯s Weibo was sent out purely to provoke anger, but it affirmed the news on the gossip forum about Xia Yuanhang¡¯s motive for beating that person. Fans on both sides were crazy. Regardless of whether there was evidence or not, it was Huang Tian¡¯an who spread rumors and slandered people first, and then trampled on them desperately.


    Huang Tian¡¯an¡¯s words were actually correct. Having a popularity and many fans was the capital to be confident. Not to mention that neither Xiang Qiao nor Liu Fan were managers who would stay idle. Huang Tian¡¯an could buy the water army to bring rhythm to blacken Xia Yuanhang, but they also could retaliate. Although Liu Fan rolled his eyes in private because this had nothing to do with him, he still had to work hard.


    What surprised Liang Xincheng was that several other people came forward to support him. The first half hour after posting the Weibo, Ding Yao and Wei Xishuang both forwarded his post, and then Xie Qinfeng forwarded Ding Yao¡¯s, and even Gu Rong also came out to speak for them.


    @Xie Qinfeng: Forward Weibo //@Ding Yao: Everyone can see the character of Yuanhang-ge and Xincheng-ge. If there is nothing wrong, who will beat people randomly? Some people should not rely on their seniority. Relying on their so-called qualifications in the industry for more than twenty years, just to make rumors and bully the younger generation [shrugs]


    @Wei Xishuang: If someone makes rumors again, I will be the one who beats people up.


    @Gu Rong: Xiao Liang is a very humble and serious person, very sincere and decent. Let¡¯s forget about his private life, it¡¯s nonsense.


    This was very interesting. Everyone knew that Ding Yao was the prince of Shengxing, Xie Qinfeng and Gu Rong were also well-established movie actor and actress, plus Wei Xishuang, who was also a popular celebrity and now these people came out to help him Obviously the reaction was much more favorable than Liang Xincheng and Xia Yuanhang fighting alone. As soon as they came out, most people quickly changed their tunes.


    Liang Xincheng sent WeChat message to thank them one by one. In any case, these forwarded Weibo did help a lot.


    Ding Yao replied that it was a trivial matter. He also didn¡¯t like the stupid cameran either. He knelt and licked like a dog in front of his uncle, but it was really exciting for him to bully young actors with no background.


    Xie Tanfeng told the truth that he mainly wanted to help Ding Yao.


    Gu Rong also said indifferently that it was just a little effort, so Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t have to worry about it.


    Wei Xishuang was the last one to reply: ¡°This is the first time you have sent me a WeChat message :-D¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t know what to say for a while, and another one was sent over there: ¡°Are you so concerned about Xia Yuanhang? Not only do you help him clarify, but also help him thank others. Is he worthy of you doing this for him?¡±


    ¡°Things happened because of me, I should do these things.¡± As for whether it was worth it or not, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t want to explain it to outsiders at all.


    ¡°Tsk, it¡¯s a pity that I wasn¡¯t there at the time. Otherwise I could beat someone up for you, ah. If it was me, would you come out and speak for me?¡±


    Liang Xincheng: ¡°¡­¡±


    Sure enough, he really was still not suitable to communicate with Wei Xishuang, a psychopath. But he asked himself, if it was someone else, would he really ignore Liu Fan¡¯s persuasion and help the other party speak out? Liang Xincheng himself couldn¡¯t say clearly, maybe he might or might not. But he would definitely have hesitation and concerns, and he wouldn¡¯t just post Weibo without hesitation like now.


    Xia Yuanhang saw all these things. After Liang Xincheng posted it, his manager was really relieved, but he felt very uncomfortable. He would rather Liang Xincheng keep silent than to have those who scolded him also scolded Liang Xincheng.


    But Liang Xincheng said ¡°It¡¯s okay, you helped me, how can I not help you¡±. Liang Xincheng was so good, so good that Xia Yuanhang felt that he was serious and capable. He could see him in his eyes and remember him in his heart. 1An idiom meaning words and deeds will make an impression, and you can see a person clearly over time.


    He knew very well that those who helped forward it were all doing it for Liang Xincheng. Liang Xincheng was even more popular than him. It was not surprising. After all, Liang Xincheng was really good. Who wouldn¡¯t like him?


    The sour and sweet taste wrapped around Xia Yuanhang¡¯s heart layer upon layer. Liang Xincheng was to him an accidental discovery, a treasure gradually dug out bit by bit. He didn¡¯t care before, but now he hardly knew what to do before he could carefully put him in his arms and cherish him forever.


    In the afternoon, Liang Xincheng went back to the company. In the evening, he was going to the airport to rush back to the crew of Hengdian, but was suddenly called back. It was the big boss Yu Mingxiu who personally summoned him.


    Liang Xincheng and Yu Mingxiu hadn¡¯t seen each other alone for a long time. It should be said that since Yu Mingxiu achieved his goal and embraced the beauty, Liang Xincheng had successfully retired. After that, the big boss was busy falling in love and even rarely went to the company, let alone caring about him who was only a little employee. Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t expect that he would alarm Yu Mingxiu just by posting on Weibo.


    Yu Mingxiu looked a lot lazier than before. It could be seen that he was living a happy life after the spring breeze had obtained its wish.2An idiom, meaning ¡®One has attained success and is well-contented¡¯ Liang Xincheng greeted him before Yu Mingxiu motioned to him to sit down: ¡°I watched the live broadcast yesterday. You are very good. It¡¯s really rare to get the Golden Pine Award so soon.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled: ¡°Most of the credit goes to the company.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to be too modest, what¡¯s yours is yours. But what about what happened on Weibo today? Why did you post that kind of stuff?¡±


    ¡°Xia Yuanhang beat him because of me. I can¡¯t pretend that I don¡¯t know anything.¡±


    ¡°What about the last time? What does the matter between him and his father have to do with you, why did you help him out?¡±


    Liang Xincheng probably didn¡¯t expect the big boss to bring up old accounts with him. He froze for a moment before replying: ¡°We are friends¡­I just don¡¯t want to see him being wronged, so I helped him where I could.¡±


    Yu Mingxiu frowned slightly: ¡°You should know that the company has spent so much effort to cultivate you, not because they want to see you act willfully and emotionally over and over again, doing things that harm your public image, and increasing the workload for your agent and the company.¡±


    Yu Mingxiu¡¯s tone was serious, but Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t really care: ¡°Did Liu-ge tell President Yu about me?¡±


    Yu Mingxiu asked him rhetorically, ¡°Don¡¯t you think you are wrong?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled: ¡°I am very grateful that the company is willing to support me, but what I have earned for the company in the past few years is also worthy of the company¡¯s contribution. As for the matter of Xia Yuanhang and me, this is my personal matter. I have a sense of proportion. I hope the company will not interfere with my personal matters too much.¡±


    ¡°The wings are hard now,3Used as metaphors for people who have to rely on others at first, but when they finally have the abilities, they forgot the people who used to help them before and you¡¯re even negotiating terms with me,¡± Yu Mingxiu said as he clicked his tongue, but he didn¡¯t seem to be angry, ¡°Do you know why I signed you in the first place?¡±


    ¡°Because I can cooperate with you¡­¡±


    ¡°There are so many people who can cooperate with me, can¡¯t I just pick any one of the many people in the company?¡±


    Liang Xincheng shut his mouth. He and Yu Mingxiu met at a dinner party. Although he didn¡¯t want to touch those unspoken rules before, if he had the opportunity to get a small role just by going to drink with someone and smiling, he was still willing to go. At that time, he didn¡¯t expect to be so lucky that he would run into the boss of a big company like Yu Mingxiu. Someone pestered him endlessly at the dinner with bad intentions. It was Yu Mingxiu who helped him out. Later, he was lucky enough to enter the company and got a lot of support.


    At first, Liang Xincheng also thought that Yu Mingxiu had something different in mind for him, and he hesitated whether to do it, but he really couldn¡¯t bear to give up the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Later, when Yu Mingxiu asked him to cooperate with the play, he still felt uneasy for a long time. Until it was confirmed that Yu Mingxiu was indeed a gentleman, and he was not playing hard to get with him.


    ¡°You are very tenacious, and at a young age, you can endure hardships and dare to work hard. You also don¡¯t have any bad intentions. Of course, your own conditions are also good, so I decided to sign you, but where is the hard work in you now? With an impulsive mind and a hot blood, do you think you can survive in this circle for a long time?¡±


    Yu Mingxiu probably hated that the iron didn¡¯t become steel. Liang Xincheng had to admit that what he said was actually quite right. However, back then he would fight so hard for a belief in that way and now he was also impulsively fighting for the same belief. He couldn¡¯t say it.


    ¡°I just want to help my friend, I didn¡¯t think too much¡­¡±


    ¡°What kind of friend of yours is Xia Yuanhang that you are so concerned about?¡±


    Being questioned by Yu Mingxiu, Liang Xincheng licked his lips with a little guilt. After hesitating, he decided to tell the truth: ¡°I like him, I thought you could understand this kind of feeling, President Yu.¡±


    This time it was Yu Mingxiu¡¯s turn to lose his words. After a long silence, he sighed: ¡°Forget it, you should take care of it yourself.¡±


    After Liang Xincheng left, Yu Mingxiu received a message from Du Shen: ¡°Have you finished educating your kid?¡±


    Yu Mingxiu smiled helplessly as he replied to him: ¡°It¡¯s a pity. I wanted to cultivate him well, but I didn¡¯t expect him to be a fool with a love brain.¡±

 CH 33

    After a full day of filming on set, when he finally finished his night scenes and relaxed, Liang Xincheng felt light-headed and his whole body was wilted.


    When he returned to the hotel, he ran into Wei Xishuang in the lobby on the ground floor. The other party came over to greet him, but Liang Xincheng responded lazily. Unable to muster the energy to say more, he nodded at him as he went into the lift with his assistant.


    Half an hour later, when Liang Xincheng was already planning to sleep after a simple shower, the doorbell rang.


    It was Wei Xishuang who came, ringing the doorbell in the middle of the night again. Liang Xincheng frowned and asked him what was the matter, but Wei Xishuang only smiled. As if he was afraid of misunderstanding, he hurriedly explained: ¡°I just saw that you look very pale, are you sick? I¡¯ve brought you some medicine.¡±


    After he finished speaking, he handed the plastic bag containing the medicine in his hand to Liang Xincheng. He came downstairs to deliver the medicine at this late hour. Liang Xincheng was too embarrassed to say anything else, so he took it and thanked him: ¡°It¡¯s nothing serious, I¡¯ll be fine after a good night¡¯s sleep.¡±


    However, Wei Xishuang suddenly raised his hand and touched his forehead. Liang Xincheng subconsciously took a step back, making Wei Xishuang helplessly say: ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, I won¡¯t do anything to you. Your forehead is very hot, you are having a high fever. I think taking medicine may not work, you have to go to the hospital.¡±


    ¡°No need, it¡¯s not a big deal.¡±


    ¡°The fever may burn your brain.¡± The concern in his eyes was not fake, but he was jokingly pointing to his temple. ¡°You might not be able to get better for a few days if you¡¯re holding out like this. It¡¯ll affect the filming and delay the progress. You might as well go to the hospital and get a couple of injections, maybe you¡¯ll be fine tomorrow.¡±


    Liang Xincheng still wanted to say no, but Wei Xishuang had already taken him by the shoulders and pushed him out the door. He then took the jacket hanging on the coat rack by the door and put it on him. ¡°Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ve got a car. I¡¯ll take you to the hospital. Your assistant is also waiting downstairs.¡±


    Liang Xincheng, who was exhausted and dizzy from a high fever, did not react until he was pushed into the elevator: ¡°When did you contact my assistant? How did you get his contact information?¡±


    Wei Xishuang smiled a little: ¡°How hard can it be to ask for a contact. He said you had a high fever and refused to go to the hospital. You also don¡¯t have any medicine with you, and the pharmacies are all closed at this hour, so you really want to hang in there, ah?¡±


    Liang Xincheng did have this thought, but since they were now in the elevator, he wouldn¡¯t struggle much anymore.


    Half an hour later, Liang Xincheng was lying in the hospital bed, having an IV drip infusion. Wei Xishuang was sitting next to him playing with his cell phone, while Liang Xincheng¡¯s assistant had gone to pay the bill. So, there were only two of them in the ward. Liang Xincheng was a bit uncomfortable and reminded Wei Xishuang: ¡°You should go back first, Xiao Qian will be fine here.¡±


    Wei Xishuang looked at him with a smile on his face: ¡°Is it so uncomfortable to be alone with me, ah? At least, give me a chance to express myself, ah.¡±


    Liang Xincheng seems to be used to his unserious tone£º¡°Okay, you have behaved well enough. Thank you for tonight.¡±


    ¡°In that case then can you give a reward?¡± Wei Xishuang looked at him with a wink and a smile in his eyes.


    Liang Xincheng: ¡°¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t ask you to kiss me. Give me your personal WeChat account. Isn¡¯t that too much, ba?¡±


    Liang Xincheng was speechless. After hesitating, he obediently took out his phone and used another account to add Wei Xishuang¡¯s WeChat.


    He actually was a very soft-hearted person. His impression of Wei Xishuang had really changed quite a bit. But, of course no matter what kind of thoughts Wei Xishuang had towards him, he didn¡¯t take it to heart, nor would he be likely to respond. He just didn¡¯t mind having one more friend.


    After that, the two of them chatted for a few more minutes about what was going on. Liang Xincheng, who could not resist the sleepiness and tiredness, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. Wei Xishuang sat quietly by the hospital bed as he watched him, smiling helplessly.


    The next day, Xia Yuanhang saw the news on the Internet that Liang Xincheng had a high fever and was admitted to the hospital overnight and got an infusion. However, the focus of the news was not that Liang Xincheng was sick, but that the person who accompanied him to the hospital in the middle of the night was Wei Xishuang.


    Seeing the news photos of Liang Xincheng who was helped into the hospital by his assistant and Wei Xishuang, Xia Yuanhang was anxious and immediately dialed his phone number.


    Liang Xincheng, who had just come back from the hospital at six o¡¯clock in the morning and lying down for a few hours, was woken up by the call with a splitting headache. However, seeing Xia Yuanhang¡¯s name displayed on the phone, he was instantly awake.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Hearing the heavy nasal sound in Liang Xincheng¡¯s voice, Xia Yuanhang was even more worried: ¡°Are you sick? Do you have a high fever? Are you feeling better after going to the hospital?¡±


    ¡°How did you know, ah?¡±


    ¡°Someone in the hospital took a photo of you, I saw the news.¡±


    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing. The fever has gone down a bit with the infusion. I was just sleeping.¡± Liang Xincheng¡¯s voice was still confused, but he couldn¡¯t hide the smile in it; Xia Yuanhang¡¯s concern obviously made him feel very appreciated.


    Only then did Xia Yuanhang realize that it was only past nine o¡¯clock in the morning. Liang Xincheng must still be resting after going back to the hotel from the hospital, but he was the one who woke him up: ¡°Did I wake you up?¡±


    ¡°En, but that¡¯s okay¡­I¡¯m glad you called me.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s heart softened and his voice became more gentle: ¡°Take two more days off from the crew. Rest well and resume work when you are completely fine.¡±


    ¡°I know, I took a leave.¡±


    ¡°Are you¡­alone in the hotel?¡±


    ¡°Who else is here? Xiao Qian also went back to rest¡­Oh, you mean Wei Xishuang? He did send me to the hospital. We stayed in the same hotel. I have nothing to do with him.¡± You didn¡¯t have to look at Liang Xincheng to guess that the news on the Internet would definitely mention Wei Xishuang. Xia Yuanhang had misunderstood his relationship with Wei Xishuang before. However, at that time, he and Xia Yuanhang were almost like strangers, there was no need to even explain, but now, he did not want Xia Yuanhang to have any possible misunderstanding about him again.


    ¡°I know. It¡¯s a good thing he¡¯s there to give a hand, I should thank him for that¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s voice was a bit ambiguous, and Liang Xincheng gave a laugh as he listened: ¡°Also, don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s not as serious as you think. It¡¯s not the first time I¡¯ve had a high fever. The last time when I came back from Macau it was even worse than this. It¡¯s nothing.¡±


    He didn¡¯t say more. But in fact, both of them knew why Liang Xincheng had a high fever that time and he said it on purpose at this time.


    The corners of Xia Yuanhang¡¯s mouth rose silently, as the full and indescribable feelings kept surging in his heart. It was a pity that his movie just finished yesterday and he had to go to Shanghai tomorrow to attend an event. He promised Liang Xincheng to visit the crew before, but he had never been able to do so.


    ¡°Whether it¡¯s serious or not, you should rest well. Take your shots and medication on time and don¡¯t tire yourself. Your health is important.¡±


    Liang Xincheng closed his eyes, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s words were in his ears and the scorching heat kept pressing into his heart.


    ¡°En, I know.¡±

 CH 34

    When Xia Yuanhang arrived at the Hengdian set at 9:00 p.m., Liang Xincheng was shooting the last night scene of the night, so Xia Yuanhang was brought in by a staff member he knew. Not wanting to disturb the others who were busy working, he found a position in the back corner and stood there. His eyes fell on Liang Xincheng¡¯s body in the crowd, never moving away.


    Standing under the corridor, Liang Xincheng was dressed in a green shirt and long coat, his thin body wrapped in the cold and silent moonlight. He slightly tilted his head, gazing at the flower bud quietly blooming on a branch in front of him. There seemed to be a light in the bottom of the eyes, and then dimmed without a trace.


    Xia Yuanhang watched quietly, knowing that this was acting, and yet the lonely look on Liang Xincheng¡¯s face still stung his heart slightly.


    Liang Xincheng still looked better when he smiled. Xia Yuanhang thought that even when facing him in the past, his snicker that often hid sarcasm was much more distinct and vivid.


    Only after the director was finally satisfied with the shoot did Liang Xincheng walk out of the set. He took the jacket handed to him by his assistant and put it on before greeting the others and went back to the lounge to pack his things. His work for today was finally over.


    Xia Yuanhang did not rush over. He stood in place for a while before turning around to leave the set


    After sitting in the car, he sent Liang Xincheng a WeChat message. A few minutes later, he saw Liang Xincheng, who had hurriedly left the set, was looking around. Xia Yuanhang pressed the horn and flashed the lights a few times.


    Liang Xincheng saw his car and ran over with a big smile, pulling open the door hard and going into the passenger seat. Not knowing whether he was too excited or running too fast, but his whole face was red as he panted with slightly opened lips. The surprise in his eyes could not be concealed: ¡°What brings you here? Did you drive here alone?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang lifted his hand to brush away a strand of forehead hair that had fallen to his eyes. ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you to rest for a few more days? How come you¡¯re back to work today?¡±


    Liang Xincheng did return to the set after only one day off; he could not be idle and his high fever had almost subsided: ¡°I¡¯m fine now. If I finish the filming early, the filming can be wrapped up early. I didn¡¯t expect you to come¡­¡±


    ¡°I promised to come visit the crew when I was free sometime before, and it just so happens that I have work in Shanghai these two days, so I drove over by the way.¡±


    He drove for a few hours at night and came to Hengdian to visit him. How could it be ¡®by the way¡±? Liang Xincheng smiled and did not expose him.


    ¡°I¡¯m hungry and want some late night snack, let¡¯s go eat?¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Xia Yuanhang bent over to help him fasten his seat belt. Liang Xincheng lowered her eyes and smiled softly without making any sound.


    When starting the car, Xia Yuanhang received a WeChat from Ding Yao: ¡°Yuanhang-ge you came to Hengdian? I think I just saw you on the set?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t know how to reply for a while, and gave Liang Xincheng a slightly embarrassed look. Liang Xincheng noticed the content on his phone screen, smiled and pushed his arm: ¡°You can ask him to come with you.¡±


    A few minutes later, a giddy Ding Yao got into the back seat of the car and plopped down behind Liang Xincheng¡¯s seat back, greeting Xia Yuanhang happily: ¡°Yuanhang-ge it¡¯s been a long time, why did you suddenly come to Hengdian?¡±


    ¡°Come to visit the crew. I¡¯ll go back in a while.¡± Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t explain much. He started the car and stepped on the gas.


    Twenty minutes later they found a small restaurant and sat down. Ding Yao gulped and ordered a large pile of barbecue. His mouth was full of words: ¡°Yuanhang-ge is so kind to treat us to a snack as soon as he arrives. I haven¡¯t eaten barbecue for a long time, I¡¯m so hungry.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang shook his head helplessly and whispered to remind Liang Xincheng: ¡°Don¡¯t eat the barbecue, you just got better. I¡¯ll order something else for you.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled and winked at him: ¡°Yao Yao is complimenting you, why are you ignoring him?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang put his hand under the table on Liang Xincheng¡¯s knee, pressed it lightly, before silently picking up the teapot to help them warm the cups and bowls.


    Ding Yao was still burying his head in the menu, not noticing these small movements between them. Liang Xincheng looked askance at Xia Yuanhang with a grin and turned his head to ask Ding Yao: ¡°Are you a hungry ghost? Why are you ordering so much in the middle of the night? Have you never eaten barbecue in your life?¡±


    ¡°This,¡± Ding Yao nodded his head vigorously. ¡°The last time I had a barbecue was, I don¡¯t even know how many years ago, I¡¯ve almost forgotten what barbecue tastes like.¡±


    Ding Yao rambled on and on, complaining that his family and Xie Qinfeng were in charge of him, forbidding him to eat this kind of junk food. The assistant also listened to his uncle and would not agree to help him buy it at all.


    ¡°Then you follow ge in the future, I will take you to eat and drink every day.¡± Liang Xincheng smiled as he deliberately teased him.


    Ding Yao rolled his eyes: ¡°Then, forget it. I know you can¡¯t get fat. I¡¯m not like you. After eating this meal, I¡¯ll still be hungry for three days when I go home. Comparing myself to other just makes me angry ¡±


    Listening to the two of them bickering with each other, Xia Yuanhang was a little surprised. He didn¡¯t expect them to become so familiar with each other. However, thinking about it again, it seemed that Ding Yao had always had a good impression of Liang Xincheng before, so it was not surprising. The only one who really looked at people through colored glasses was actually him.


    Ding Yao ordered almost all the barbecue on the menu. Xia Yuanhang added a shrimp congee and called the waiter to place the order, making Liang Xincheng protested unsatisfactorily: ¡°I¡¯m the one who asks for a late night snack, but I can only drink congee ah?¡±


    On this point Xia Yuanhang was determined not to give in: ¡°Drink the porridge. When you get well next time, I¡¯ll eat with you anything you wanna eat.¡±


    The smile in Liang Xincheng¡¯s eyes grew brighter and brighter when he heard the words. Xia Yuanhang patted the back of his hand and Liang Xincheng finally obeyed and stopped complaining.


    Ding Yao looked at them acting like this and was curious. Xia Yuanhang used to say that he and Liang Xincheng were not even ordinary friends, but now it seemed that their relationship was more than just friends. What happened in the middle was really intriguing. Of course, Ding Yao was not really that stupid, no matter how much he wanted to gossip, he had good eyes so he didn¡¯t ask much.


    After the food was served Ding Yao lifted his sleeves and started to feast on it, Xia Yuanhang also ate some. Although Liang Xincheng could only smell the aroma and drink the porridge, he was very happy. He sat at the side of Xia Yuanhang, and when he raised his eyes, he could meet Xia Yuanhang¡¯s gaze towards him from time to time.


    Ding Yao, who was engrossed in eating hard, didn¡¯t notice that the two people around him would look at each other and smile from time to time between eating. The tacit feelings of each other were outlined in the flow of their eyes, and everything that had not been said seemed to be in silence.


    After the supper, Xia Yuanhang drove Liang Xincheng and Ding Yao back to the hotel. The sleepy-eyed Ding Yao got off first; when he saw that Liang Xincheng was still sitting in the car and seemed to have something to say to Xia Yuanhang, he waved his hand casually and went upstairs first.


    Xia Yuanhang helped Liang Xincheng unbuckle his seat belt and softly reminded him, ¡°Go up and hurry to bed, it¡¯s late.¡±


    ¡°Do you have to drive back to Shanghai this late?¡±


    ¡°En. The return flight to Beijing is early tomorrow morning. I¡¯ll be late if I don¡¯t go back now.¡±


    Liang Xincheng lowered his head. After a brief silence, Xia Yuanhang stepped on the gas pedal again and drove the car forward a bit more, turning into a small road without street lights before stopping.


    After turning off the engine, even the light went dark. Xia Yuanhang leaned over and reached out to hug Liang Xincheng.


    In the closed space with no light, only their gradually accelerating heartbeats and deliberately suppressed breathing could be heard. Liang Xincheng closed his eyes and put his hand around Xia Yuanhang¡¯s waist.


    They rubbed their faces against each other gently, and Xia Yuanhang murmured in a low voice: ¡°Don¡¯t get sick again, I¡¯m worried about you.¡±


    ¡°En.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll come see you when I get back and finish the work at hand.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t come,¡± Liang Xincheng muttered in a muffled voice. ¡°I can¡¯t concentrate on my work if you come, I¡¯ll be distracted, I¡¯ll be finished next month anyway.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang hugged him tighter and sighed: ¡°Then I won¡¯t come¡­You work with peace of mind, pay attention to your body. I¡¯ll wait for you to go back.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    After quietly hugging for a long time, Xia Yuanhang drove the car back to the hotel. Liang Xincheng finally smiled at him. He urged him to pay attention to safety on the road before pulling open the car door and getting out.


    Watching Liang Xincheng walk into the hotel and disappear in the elevator, Xia Yuanhang leaned into the back of his chair and raised his arm to cover his eyes, smiling

 CH 35

    In the month after that, the entire crew of ¡®The Drunken Golden Tomb¡¯ discovered that after Liang Xincheng recovered from his high fever, his shooting condition had improved. The last month was full of top-priority climax scenes, so Director Peng was still a little worried at first but Liang Xincheng¡¯s performance undoubtedly gave him a reassuring feeling. Even the emotional drama between the male and female protagonists that had been unable to get in the early stage could be filmed smoothly.


    For this reason, Peng Lai privately teased Liang Xincheng if he had exchanged anything with Gu Rong, because he suddenly became enlightened.


    Liang Xincheng laughed and said that Teacher Gu did give him a lot of advice, but Gu Rong didn¡¯t dare to take credit and guessed with a smile: ¡°I¡¯m afraid Xiao Liang is in a relationship, ba.¡±


    It was a joke, but it almost told the truth. Although Liang Xincheng and Xia Yuanhang¡¯s current relationship, in fact, was not yet considered to be in a relationship.


    Ding Yao of course also found that Liang Xincheng seemed to be very happy lately. Other people might not know why, but he knew. Liang Xincheng¡¯s change all started on that night after Xia Yuanhang came to visit the crew.


    He could not hold back his curiosity. So on a certain night when there was no night filming and work was over early, he knocked on Liang Xincheng¡¯s door with a bunch of snacks in his hands.


    Liang Xincheng casually tore open a packet of beef jerky, sitting cross-legged on the bed while playing a game and eating. Ding Yao came to his side and asked him with a smile. ¡°Are you in a good mood lately, Xincheng-ge?¡±


    Liang Xincheng squinted at him: ¡°What do you want to say?¡±


    ¡°A lot of people guess you are in a relationship; you held your phone and giggled as soon as the filming finished. I want to remind you to pay attention to the impact. Be careful, if the rumors spread out, it won¡¯t be good.¡±


    Liang Xincheng reached out and knocked him on the head: ¡°You can just say that you want to gossip. Why are you still beating around the bushes?¡±


    ¡°Okay, ba, I¡¯m here just for gossip. Then, Xincheng-ge, you¡¯re really in a relationship aren¡¯t you? With that¡­hmm, Yuanhang-ge?¡±


    Ding Yao carefully observed Liang Xincheng¡¯s expression, who smiled and casually answered him: ¡°Not yet.¡±


    It was not ¡®not¡¯, it was ¡®not yet¡¯. It was only one word difference, but the meaning could be very different.


    ¡°Then it¡¯s true, ah? You guys are really that¡­When did it start ah?¡±


    ¡°Kid, don¡¯t ask so many questions, don¡¯t say anything.¡±


    ¡°How am I a child? You¡¯re only two years older than me. I won¡¯t tell anyone. Tell me, how did you get together? How did you get together so quickly? What method did you use?¡±


    Liang Xincheng was helpless: ¡°Why do you ask so many questions?¡±


    If it weren¡¯t for Ding Yao¡¯s innocence, he would suspect that this kid was deliberately lying, and then turned around and prepared to sell him and break the news to the outside world.


    Ding Yao dropped his head and muttered in a low voice: ¡°I want to learn from experience ¡­I¡¯ve liked Xie-ge for so long, but he¡¯s just as unenlightened as a piece of wood, always treating me as a little brother. How can there be such a thing.¡±


    Liang Xincheng, who was drinking water, choked and snorted out a laugh: ¡°Do you really think he just treats you as a little brother?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sure it is, ba. His ideal type are all sexy goddesses, not even close to me. I¡¯m trying hard, but I doubt he¡¯ll be able to bend at all.¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s words that were on the tip of his tongue were turned around and swallowed back. It was really hard to take out the photo he took before in front of the parties concerned, so he could only try to remind him: ¡°The ideal type and so on is to deal with the media¡¯s and fan¡¯s rhetoric, there is nothing to take seriously. I think he is very interested in you, maybe he also likes you, ah. You should ask him directly instead of guessing here. Wouldn¡¯t it be better to tell him face to face?¡±


    ¡°That won¡¯t work. If he really doesn¡¯t feel anything for me, I¡¯ll say that our friendship since we were young will be completely ruined. No, no. Xincheng-ge, you don¡¯t understand. It¡¯s really uncomfortable to have a crush on someone¡­¡±


    Liang Xincheng said in his heart that no one understood it better than him. Even now, neither he nor Xia Yuanhang completely broke the layer of paper. They sent WeChat messages and called each other every day, which made it more ambiguous day by day. He enjoyed this state very much, but he didn¡¯t want to be the one who took the initiative to make it clear anymore.


    That time in Xia Yuanhang¡¯s house, he almost threw away his self-esteem, but he didn¡¯t get a response when he said it. That still made him feel afraid until now. Even if he knew in his heart that Xia Yuanhang might indeed be moved by him, he didn¡¯t dare to say those words again. He was afraid that in the end it would still be his wishful thinking, and he was even more afraid of receiving the cold word ¡®sorry¡¯ again.


    ¡°The taste of secret love is really hard, but if he can like you in the end, no matter how uncomfortable it is, it¡¯s worth it, you won¡¯t regret it.¡±


    Liang Xincheng comforted Ding Yao in this way. This was his truest thought. Even if he couldn¡¯t get together with Xia Yuanhang in the end, he wouldn¡¯t regret it.


    After Ding Yao went back to his room, Xia Yuanhang called him: ¡°How is your day?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled and fell into the bed: ¡°It¡¯s still the same non-stop filming as every day.¡±


    ¡°Take care of your health, don¡¯t get tired.¡±


    ¡°Got it, you are so long-winded.¡± Xia Yuanhang reminded him of this sentence every day. Liang Xincheng thought he was long-winded, but he was actually very happy in his heart.


    Xia Yuanhang smiled helplessly: ¡°If you think I¡¯m long-winded, just pay more attention to yourself, don¡¯t let people worry about you so much.¡±


    ¡°Xia Yuanhang, do you have such a motherly heart for anyone?¡±


    ¡°Depends. How can I have so much free time.¡±


    The corners of Liang Xincheng¡¯s mouth were slightly curled but the phrase ¡®What kind of person am I to you?¡¯ didn¡¯t come out: ¡°Ding Yao came to my room to play just now and complained to me that Teacher Xie didn¡¯t understand his mind. He also said I didn¡¯t know what it was like to have a crush on someone. Xia Yuanhang, have you ever had a crush on someone?¡±


    The person on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, and when he spoke again, his breathing seemed to be a little heavier: ¡°I¡¯ve never even had a relationship, where did the crush come from¡­What about you?¡±


    ¡°So you¡¯ve never been in a relationship,¡± Liang Xincheng said with a ¡®tsk¡¯. ¡°Not many people will believe you if you tell me.¡±


    ¡°Do you believe it?¡±


    ¡°If you say no, then it¡¯s a no. Whether I believe it or not, it doesn¡¯t change the objective facts.¡±


    ¡°Have you ever had a crush on someone?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t tell you.¡± I have a crush on a fool, and I have always liked and loved him until now, but I don¡¯t want to say it if he doesn¡¯t say it.


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s voice was sticky and sounded like he was being coquettish. The corners of Xia Yuanhang¡¯s mouth rose unconsciously; he knew that Liang Xincheng liked him. Although it was not clear when it started, he would not forget that night in Macau. He was drunk but Liang Xiangcheng was not drunk. It was Liang Xincheng who took the initiative to kiss him. Later, Liang Xincheng also said those words that were close to a confession. He had always remembered in his heart.


    Before, he was hesitant and even wanted to run away, but now he was very glad that Liang Xincheng took the initiative. If not, he would not have found out how good Liang Xincheng really was, let alone know that he could also like Liang Xincheng so much like this.


    He also owed Liang Xincheng a formal confession. The night he went to Hengdian was too hasty, and he also did not want to say it on the phone and WeChat. Fortunately, Liang Xincheng would be back soon, and he would say all the words Liang Xincheng wanted to hear to him.


    ¡°Forget about it,¡± Xia Yuanhang laughed lightly, ¡°I can guess anyway.¡±


    ¡°Guess what, ah? Don¡¯t guess blindly, you might be wrong!¡± Liang Xincheng¡¯s voice was raised, probably a little annoyed.


    ¡°En,¡° Xia Yuanhang smiled as he comforted him, ¡°Then I won¡¯t guess, we¡¯ll talk slowly when you come back.¡±

 CH 36

    When Liang Xincheng returned to Beijing, it was the first snow of the year.


    After getting out of the airport, as soon as he got in the nanny car, he sent a WeChat to Xia Yuanhang to report his safety, and the other side quickly replied: ¡°It¡¯s good you¡¯ve arrived, go back and rest well.¡±


    Liang Xincheng raised the corners of her lips. His gaze turned to the window as he sent another voice message to Xia Yuanhang: ¡°It¡¯s snowing in Beijing today, it¡¯s a pity you¡¯re not here.¡±


    The snow falling outside the window was very beautiful. Liang Xincheng liked to watch the snow, but it was a pity that the person whom he wanted to see it together was not here now. Xia Yuanhang went out of town to attend an event and had not yet returned.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back tomorrow, wait for me.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled softly, ¡°Okay¡±


    Even after the movie was finished, Liang Xincheng¡¯s work still didn¡¯t end. The day after he returned to Beijing, he entered another studio again to shoot a set of advertising photos.


    This time, the promotional photos were in sexy style. The photographer was a foreigner with a great level of professionalism, pointing out hand in hand Liang Xincheng¡¯s movements, demeanor, and eyes, as he constantly pressed the shutter. His praise for Liang Xincheng was endless, always saying that he was cute, beautiful, and sexy, while looking at Liang Xincheng with a focused and revealing gaze.


    Liang Xincheng was a little uncomfortable, so he could only assume that the other party was fully committed to work. He did not show that discomfort and only cooperated with the photographer as much as possible.


    The photoshoot went on all day and it was not until the evening that work was over. Before it was over, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s phone call came in, Liang Xincheng took the phone from his assistant and went to the corridor outside the studio to answer it.


    ¡°Where are you now?¡±


    ¡°Shooting promotional photos, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°How long will it take to finish?¡±


    ¡°Soon, half an hour at the most.¡±


    ¡°Send me the address, I¡¯ll go pick you up.¡± Xia Yuanhang¡¯s voice was a little urgent, Liang Xincheng did not think much about it; he hung up the phone and sent the location to him.


    He put away the phone and turned around, only to see the photographer who came out for coffee was looking at him with a playful smile on his face. Liang Xincheng nodded at him and was about to go into the studio when the other party stopped him: ¡°I want to make an appointment1appointment as in one night stand and the like with you, are you willing?¡±


    Liang Xincheng: ¡°¡­.¡±


    The photographer raised an eyebrow.


    ¡°Sorry I don¡¯t do appointment¡±


    ¡°Why? Can¡¯t you accept men?¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled: ¡°My boyfriend will come to pick me up later, I¡¯m loyal to him, sorry.¡±


    The photographer nodded with understanding: ¡°That¡¯s a pity, but if you break up in the future, you can always contact me.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s probably impossible. I won¡¯t break up with him.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang had already arrived when all the photoshoot was finished. In the parking lot downstairs, Liang Xincheng sent his assistant to the nanny¡¯s car and went downstairs excitedly.


    As soon as he got in the car, Xia Yuanhang held his hand firmly. If it wasn¡¯t for a public place, he might have hugged him directly. Xia Yuanhang seemed a little excited, and was about to say something when someone knocked on the window glass of the passenger seat.


    Liang Xincheng turned his head to see that it was the photographer. He pressed the car window, and the man outside the car looked at Xia Yuanhang and smiled at Liang Xincheng: ¡°Your boyfriend is indeed very handsome, no wonder you care about him so much.¡±


    Leaving these words behind, he took his leave and left, and the two people in the car fell into an awkward silence at the same time. Liang Xincheng wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Xia Yuanhang just as he opened his mouth. Xia Yuanhang, who was still holding his hand, said in a little panic: ¡°I really have nothing to do with Yan Mingxin. She also went to Shenzhen yesterday to work, and we happened to stay in the same hotel, so we went to dinner together. I didn¡¯t expect to be photographed when I returned to the hotel. Except for walking into the hotel together, everything else was made up by reporters, don¡¯t believe it.¡±


    Liang Xincheng frowned: ¡°What are you talking about? You¡¯ve been caught on negative news again?¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you see it?¡±


    Liang Xincheng really hadn¡¯t seen it yet. He had been shooting all day and did not look at his phone at all. After listening to what Xia Yuanhang said, he took out his phone and opened Weibo to look at it. Sure enough, it was the same paparazzi studio that seemed to be on a warpath with Xia Yuanhang. What broke out this time was the scandal between him and Yan Mingxin. It was indeed very ambiguous to live in the same hotel or something like that when they were out of the city. Not to mention that the two of them had been rumored for a long time.


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s studio had issued a statement to refute the rumors, but not many people believed it. Most people still thought that there was something between Xia Yuanhang and Yan Mingxin, and he didn¡¯t care about it. As soon as he got back to Beijing and got off the plane, he rushed straight to Liang Xincheng. The only thing he was worried about was that Liang Xincheng would misunderstand.


    Liang Xincheng was still reading the various comments on Weibo with his two eyebrows slightly knitted as if not too happy. Xia Yuanhang looked at him somewhat nervously. Although he and Yan Mingxin really had nothing, he knew that Liang Xincheng minded this.


    After a while, Liang Xincheng locked the screen and calmly reminded Xia Yuanhang, ¡°Drive.¡±


    The car drove out from the underground parking lot and merged into the rolling traffic. No one spoke again. Xia Yuanhang turned his head to glance at Liang Xincheng who was beside him from time to time while driving, he hesitated to speak, Liang Xincheng stared at the slowly receding street scene outside the car window in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.


    ¡°Just now¡­he was joking, don¡¯t take it to heart.¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s voice was a little muffled, still looking out the window when he spoke, as if he was wronged.


    Finally, when he opened his mouth, he was talking about this. Xia Yuanhang drove the car to the side of the road where there were few people, slammed on the brakes and turned off the engine. Unbuckling the seatbelt, he turned around and hugged Liang Xincheng tightly.


    Liang Xincheng was startled, he never expected Xia Yuanhang would be so bold to hug him on the main road.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move, it¡¯s okay. There are so few people here, no one will notice it.¡± Xia Yuanhang tightened his hand, stopping Liang Xincheng¡¯s subconscious struggle, and whispered in his ear, ¡°Just hug for a while.¡±


    Liang Xincheng stopped moving, his voice still muffled: ¡°What are we¡­¡±


    ¡°I really have nothing to do with Yan Mingxin, the person I like is you¡­Xincheng, I have not forgotten what happened that night in Macau, I always remember it. You asked me before why I didn¡¯t take responsibility for you. I¡¯m telling you now I like you, love you. I want to be responsible for you, can you give me a chance?¡±


    Liang Xincheng leaned on his shoulder and closed his eyes: ¡°Are you serious?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang pulled up the hood of Liang Xincheng¡¯s down jacket, wrapped Liang Xincheng around him and turned his head sideways close to him, kissing him on the lips.


    Liang Xincheng finally smiled. He raised his hand to hook Xia Yuanhang¡¯s neck, and opened his lips against him.


    Their lips and tongues entangled, out of control, and the two of them were enthralled with each other¡¯s breath and temperature, only ambiguous gasps and sticky water sounds remained in the confined space.


    Twenty minutes later, Xia Yuanhang drove the car back to the main road again, turning the steering wheel with one hand, and clasped Liang Xincheng tightly with the other hand, rubbing each other¡¯s palms.


    Liang Xincheng licked his bitten lips with a red face and couldn¡¯t help but laugh.


    They were so bold just now that they got carried away with kissing on the main road, but he was really happy.


    Outside the window, the snow was gradually falling again, and Liang Xincheng looked at it and sighs softly: ¡°It¡¯s so beautiful.¡±


    ¡°You like it?¡±


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s nice to see.¡±


    ¡°Go home and watch it with you.¡±


    The word ¡®go home¡¯ sounded particularly sweet, and the corners of Liang Xincheng¡¯s lips rose even more.


    While waiting for the traffic light, Liang Xincheng¡¯s fingers lightly hooked Xia Yuanhang¡¯s palm. When Xia Yuanhang looked over, he pointed to the convenience store on the roadside outside the window and vaguely said, ¡°Let¡¯s go buy something, that something¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang quickly understood. He squeezed his hand and pulled over again before putting on the hat and mask: ¡°I¡¯ll go buy it, just wait a while.¡±


    After Xia Yuanhang finished speaking, he got out of the car. Liang Xincheng lowered his head and chuckled, his boyfriend¡­ he was really his boyfriend, ah.

 CH 37

    The elevator went up one floor at a time, and Liang Xincheng and Xia Yuanhang each stood in a corner on one side, silently watching the numbers jump up and up. In the quiet space, even the increasing breathing could be clearly heard.


    If it weren¡¯t for the surveillance cameras, they would have been entangled with each other at this time. The two kept a safe distance, and neither of them wanted to lose control first.


    For the first time, Liang Xincheng felt that the time of less than a minute would be so long. When they finally reached the ninth floor, he followed Xia Yuanhang out of the elevator. As soon as he stepped out, Xia Yuanhang stretched out his hand and pulled him into his arms.


    The kiss with the burning breath fell on the neck, Liang Xincheng at least still had some sense: ¡°Open the door first¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang randomly pulled out the key, while holding Liang Xincheng¡¯s hand, not letting go. After entering the door, it was too late to turn on the lights. He pressed Liang Xincheng to the wall of the entrance hall, and began to kiss him unscrupulously.


    Lips and tongues intertwined fiercely, and the deep kiss almost engulfed the persons who were completely indulged in love instinctively.


    After a long time, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s tongue withdrew from the mouth of Liang Xincheng, who was gasping for air and almost out of breath, and kissed him again on his already glistening red lips. The kiss moved down to Liang Xincheng¡¯s neck and licked it tenderly.


    Liang Xincheng felt itchy, hugging Xia Yuanhang¡¯s waist and laughing softly: ¡°We haven¡¯t eaten dinner yet¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s hand, which was digging into the hem of his clothes, stopped, and fondled his delicate waist fondly.


    Originally they planned to have dinner outside before coming back, but after going to the convenience store to buy something, both of them couldn¡¯t wait, so they went home directly. Xia Yuanhang murmured in a hoarse voice: ¡°You¡¯re hungry?¡±


    ¡°En¡­let¡¯s order takeaway later, ba.¡±


    Looking at each other, Liang Xincheng blinked his eyes with teasing smiles, Xia Yuanhang secretly annoyed at himself for being too impatient. Liang Xincheng smiled and went to him, kissing the tip of his nose: ¡°Do it, ba.¡±


    ***


    After the intense love making session, the two naked people still embraced each other tightly, enjoying the sweet aftertaste afterwards.


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s face was buried in Xia Yuanhang¡¯s shoulder socket, with one leg sandwiched between his legs, his face was already flushed and he was still panting. Afraid that he would catch a cold, Xia Yuanhang pulled the quilt to cover them and then lowered his head to kiss Liang Xincheng¡¯s face: ¡°Shy?¡±


    Liang Xincheng fondled Xia Yuanhang¡¯s muscular arm, and said softly, ¡°I¡¯m a little happy¡­¡±


    ¡°Just a little?¡±


    ¡°En..very happy.¡±


    ¡°Silly,¡± Xia Yuanhang sighed slowly before kissing Liang Xincheng¡¯s rosy lips again. He pulled his hand and gently clasped it: ¡°Let¡¯s be together happily in the future.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± The corners of Liang Xincheng¡¯s mouth rose, he was really happy to hear Xia Yuanhang say ¡®together¡¯.


    ¡°Xincheng, have you ever thought about your future life plan?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I have thought about it. I want to take my career to the next level, earn more money so that I can film my favorite works in the future, and I want to buy a house.¡±


    ¡°Is that all?¡±


    ¡°Otherwise? I didn¡¯t dare to think about you and me. Your attitude towards me was so bad before, it¡¯s useless to think about it.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang knew he was in the wrong so he didn¡¯t argue with him. He hugged Liang Xincheng for another good kiss, making him dizzy so he didn¡¯t have time to complain.


    ¡°What you just said about buying a house? The money you saved is not enough to buy a house?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s enough for normal houses, but not enough for the one I like.¡±


    Speaking of this, Liang Xincheng seemed to be very excited. He got up from Xia Yuanhang¡¯s arms, got out of bed, went to the living room to pick up his jacket and came back. He took out his mobile phone and opened the photos he had collected for a long time, showing Xia Yuanhang a villa facing the lake in the prime area of the city that was so expensive that people didn¡¯t even dare to think about it.


    ¡°It costs hundreds of millions, and I can¡¯t get a loan, but I like it there. I will make more money and try to buy it within five years.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t laugh or cry; he sat up and rubbed Liang Xincheng¡¯s hair: ¡°How can you think of buying such a big house alone?¡±


    ¡°I feel safe.¡±


    ¡°Does the house feel safe?¡±


    ¡°Of course, my biggest wish since I was a child is to have a house of my own, so other people won¡¯t drive me away. The bigger the better, it has everything in it.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t ask anymore, he already understood that Liang Xincheng was an orphan. He must have suffered a lot when he was a child, so he wanted a sense of security and a home of his own. He wanted these things more than anyone else.


    Xia Yuanhang never thought carefully about what the word ¡®orphan¡¯ meant, but now he did not dare to think deeply. He just felt distressed. Obviously, there was a chance but he did not get to know Liang Xincheng earlier and came to his side to take care of him earlier.


    Being embraced by Xia Yuanhang again, Liang Xincheng seemed to sense the change in his mood, and laughed softly: ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s not as pitiful as you think. Didn¡¯t I grow up to be this big?¡±


    ¡°In the future¡­ it will be better.¡±


    ¡°En.¡±


    In the evening, the two who had just started eating meat couldn¡¯t hold back and did it again. The exhausted Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t wake up until almost noon the next day. He didn¡¯t feel any discomfort. Last night Xia Yuanhang carefully helped him clean up, so he slept very well.


    Xia Yuanhang was not there, his studio had something going on and he went there for a while. Liang Xincheng lay lazily on the bed, yawned and turned on the phone. Immediately, a new text message came in. It was bank transfer information. After seeing the transfer amount in the message prompt clearly, Liang Xincheng sat up in shock and quickly dialed Xia Yuanhang¡¯s phone.


    ¡°Are you awake? Do you have a fever? I¡¯ll go back right away. I¡¯m already on my way. I bought lunch. Wait a little longer.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s voice was very cheerful, but Liang Xincheng was uneasy: ¡°Why did you suddenly transfer so much money to me?¡±


    ¡°Hand in my account to my wife, from now on my money is all yours. Don¡¯t you want to make a movie and buy a house? Count me in.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was helpless: ¡°You¡¯re joking, right?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m serious, you can keep the money. Otherwise I will feel uneasy if I put it here.¡±


    Liang Xincheng knew what Xia Yuanhang meant. His father¡¯s incident still left him with a shadow in his heart. Those who worked in their business, especially those who were popular, got money very quickly. Before, Xia Yuanhang took only a film to pay back all the money his father owed people. His pay for a film was far more than that, coupled with endorsement income, even after the tax and studio share, he still had a lot. Even this time, he still could transfer eight figures to him. So, he could imagine how hard his father squeezed him before.


    ¡°Then you have to keep some money for yourself, right? There are a lot of things you need to spend money on¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve kept the money I need to spend, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    How can Liang Xincheng rest assured? After all, it was like taking advantage of a soft hearted person, not to mention that this was not a small sum. Xia Yuanhang smiled and comforted him: ¡°Why are you being so polite to me? Do we need to distinguish it so clearly? Why don¡¯t we get married now, Xincheng? Can you help me manage the money and feel at ease once we get married?¡±


    ¡°¡­Are you proposing to me?¡±


    ¡°No, how can a marriage proposal be so casual, you should think about it first, ba.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was completely speechless; since the money had been transferred, he would just accept it. As for marriage, if Xia Yuanhang was willing, he actually did not need to think about it, he would definitely agree to him.

 CH 38

    As the end of the year approached, the movie wrapped up and Liang Xincheng was completely free. The next movie would be in the spring of next year, so he could rest for quite some time.


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s work was also on hold. Therefore, they had a lot of time every day to stay at home and live a two-person world; sometimes at Xia Yuanhang¡¯s home, and sometimes at Liang Xincheng¡¯s home. Although having two apartments was a bit wasteful, they hadn¡¯t considered letting go of one of them. It would be inconvenient for outsiders to live next door. After all, they were still secretly in a secret relationship, and they didn¡¯t want people to pry into their privacy.


    Even if two people were at home, even if they didn¡¯t leave the door, they felt very happy lying on the windowsill together, looking at the snow and chatting. More often, they hugged each other and made out. Though, they didn¡¯t go until the last steps every time. Sometimes, just a simple kiss was enough.


    In this snowy and cold winter, how lucky it was to be able to snuggle up to each other to keep warm.


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s birthday was at the end of November. He hadn¡¯t celebrated this day since his parents passed away. In the past two years, some fans helped remind him about it. Before, Liu Fan suggested that he should hold a birthday party for his birthday this year, to give back to his fans. After thinking about it, Liang Xincheng wanted to spend this birthday quietly with Xia Yuanhang.


    On his birthday, Xia Yuanhang personally cooked for him. During this period of time, they almost started a partnership at home. Neither of them was good at cooking, but they had a very professional spirit. After learning how to cook from an app, they worked hard and cooperated with each other and finally, they achieved a small success.


    The dishes made by Xia Yuanhang were all Liang Xincheng¡¯s favorite, and the ordered cake was delivered at noon. Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t like sweets, but Liang Xincheng liked them very much.


    Xia Yuanhang had long discovered Liang Xincheng¡¯s preference for sweets. He not only liked to eat sweet and greasy cakes and snacks, but also loved candies. He always carried a kind of fruit candy with him. It was a miracle that his teeth didn¡¯t go bad.


    Xia Yuanhang was not a fan of fruit candies but very much liked the sweet smell of fruit in Liang Xincheng¡¯s mouth. Every time he saw Liang Xincheng eating candy with the looming pink tip of his tongue, he couldn¡¯t help but lean up to him and kiss him, and sometimes deliberately grabbed half of the candy in his mouth. Liang Xincheng always complained that he didn¡¯t want to eat when he gave it to him but why did he always grab what he had in his mouth? Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t help laughing, because Liang Xincheng¡¯s mouth was sweeter. He didn¡¯t like sweets, but he liked Liang Xincheng.


    They all had a very satisfying meal at that dinner. Liang Xincheng ate half of the birthday cake by himself, while Xia Yuanhang only reluctantly ate a small piece. Liang Xincheng asked him curiously: ¡°You definitely didn¡¯t eat the cake I gave you for your birthday last year, right?¡±


    ¡°No¡­¡± Xia Yuanhang mumbled over, unable to say that he actually asked the assistant to throw it away.


    ¡°I knew it,¡± Liang Xincheng tapped some cream with his fingers and applied it to the tip of Xia Yuanhang¡¯s nose, ¡°Idiot.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang nodded: ¡°Well, I am indeed a big idiot.¡±


    For the sake of his sincerity in admitting his mistakes, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t care much about it. Xia Yuanhang took out the prepared birthday gift, which was a very beautiful diamond earring. When they were not together some time ago, he went to this brand¡¯s business event and caught a glimpse of this earring. Liang Xincheng had a pierced left ear, so it must be very beautiful for him to wear this.


    Taking out the earrings, Xia Yuanhang carefully helped Liang Xincheng put them on. Liang Xincheng approached him with a smile: ¡°Does it look good?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang kissed his earlobe: ¡°It¡¯s beautiful, it suits you very well.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a pity that you don¡¯t have pierced ears. Why don¡¯t you buy one more for us to wear as a couple?¡±


    ¡°If you want, I can do it.¡±


    ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s leave it like this, keep it low profile.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was his and he did not need to prove it to others, as long as they knew it themselves.


    Xia Yuanhang kissed Liang Xincheng¡¯s lips again: ¡°Whatever you say, I will listen to you.¡±


    After that, it was natural to be intimate and lingering, and it took a long time for them to stop messing around. After calming down, Liang Xincheng lay in Xia Yuanhang¡¯s arms, holding him and pecking his lips from time to time, whispering fleshy love words.


    After the intimate session, Xia Yuanhang picked up Liang Xincheng¡¯s mobile phone that he had thrown by the bed and handed it to him: ¡°There is a new WeChat message. You can reply to it.¡±


    Liang Xincheng glanced at it. It was from Wei Xishuang: ¡°Happy birthday, I just came back from overseas. How about going out to have a late-night snack together? Celebrate your birthday.¡±


    Liang Xincheng raised his mobile phone to Xia Yuanhang: ¡°Did you see it just now? How do you think I should reply?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang coughed a little, not having the heart to admit that he did care a little: ¡°You can do whatever you want¡­¡±


    ¡°Are you still jealous?¡±


    ¡°A little bit¡­You have a good relationship with him?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Liang Xincheng replied casually, and quickly replied to Wei Xishuang, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s too late and I¡¯m going to bed, next time.¡±


    ¡°He seems to be interested in you?¡± Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t forget what Liang Xincheng once said. Wei Xishuang wanted to make an appointment with him but he refused.


    ¡°I¡¯m not interested in him,¡± Liang Xincheng kissed Xia Yuanhang¡¯s chin and whispered softly, ¡°Stop being jealous, I only like you.¡±


    ¡°En, I know.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang casually mentioned that he was competing for the same role as Wei Xishuang for a very good IP. He had already auditioned and now was waiting for the crews to decide on the final candidate.


    ¡°Is there a good chance?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s hard to say, there should be no problem at first, but I have had a lot of negative news recently¡­¡±


    Although the previous incidents were finally clarified, they did have a negative impact on Xia Yuanhang¡¯s public image. He also lost several endorsements for this reason. The management would also consider these. In contrast, Wei Xishuang¡¯s recent momentum was quite good. A work of his that was released last month had won a much higher box office than expected, so the outlook would be very optimistic by the industry.


    ¡°Then what should we do?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there are other opportunities without this. There will be a way out..¡±


    ¡°En¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang regretted telling him this: ¡°It¡¯s my birthday today, let¡¯s not talk about it anymore, be happy, good boy.¡±1¹Ô (guai): This usually used for baby/children but when used in this context, there¡¯s a pampering tone to it. I checked online it can also mean darling, lovely, so I guess if from this kind context, it can also mean those. But, I will just leave it as good boy/be obedient because honestly, I can¡¯t even think any equivalent word for this in English]


    Liang Xincheng was really worried at first, but he was instantly amused by Xia Yuanhang¡¯s coaxing tone. After patting him, he sat up and picked up his underwear to put it on. He went to the closet to find a white shirt belonging to Xia Yuanhang and put it on before sitting cross-legged back on the bed. After gesturing to Xia Yuanhang to go to the side, he picked up his mobile phone and took a selfie.


    He was very satisfied with the result and handed it to Xia Yuanhang to see: ¡°How about I post this on Weibo as a birthday gift for fans?¡±


    In the photo, Liang Xincheng was wearing Xia Yuanhang¡¯s shirt that was one size bigger. The top two buttons were not buttoned, revealing a large white chest, and the lower body was even more bare. The pillow held in his arms covered his thighs, revealing two bare white calves, which were more appealing to the imagination. His hair was disheveled and the face was still flush after making love, coupled with a pair of eyes that were still rippling and the red lips that were still glowing with water, it was too attractive.


    Xia Yuanhang frowned: ¡°You want to post this on Weibo?¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t I?¡± Liang Xinsheng leaned over and hugged Xia Yuanhang¡¯s arm while shaking it: ¡°Don¡¯t be so stingy, I can¡¯t even show it to my fans, ah?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang helplessly pointed to his neck: ¡°There are still traces.¡±


    ¡°Just photoshop it off.¡±


    Ten minutes later, Liang Xincheng posted the photoshopped photo on Weibo and the fans really went crazy. Looking at the crazy licking of the screen in the forwarded posts and comments, some of them even cried and shouted to throw down Liang Xincheng. Xia Yuanhang felt that he was about to be drowned in vinegar again.


    Next time, no, there would be no next time. Liang Xincheng would longer be allowed to post such photos online.


    Liang Xincheng was amused by Xia Yuanhang¡¯s reaction and fell into his arms, showing him the content he had found out: ¡°Look how good these fans are. They are so quick to pick out that the earrings I¡¯m wearing are the flagship product of the jewelry brand you endorsed earlier this season.¡±


    He and Xia Yuanhang had always had a lot of CP fans. Although a lot of people no longer shipped them after the previous WeChat voice message incident, there were still a small number of people who refused to give up. Afterwards, their several unexplained interactions had revived these people. By the time Xia Yuanhang beat someone for him and after he posted twice in support of Xia Yuanhang, the group had now grown to an amazing extent.


    ¡°There are still people who are betting on when we will follow each other.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang rubbed his hair with some distress: ¡°Do you want to follow each other?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s just leave it like this, it¡¯s quite embarrassing.¡± Besides, quietly paying attention to each other was probably kind of fun.


    Xia Yuanhang found a Weibo post he posted during Chinese New Year and asked him, ¡°Were you alone that day? This photo was taken on the street in the middle of the night?¡±


    Liang Xincheng glanced at the photo he took on the street on Xia Yuanhang¡¯s birthday on the second day of the Lunar New Year: ¡°You found out, ah¡­¡±


    ¡°You also know that these fans are very powerful, it is impossible not to find it,¡± he embraced Liang Xincheng, somehow feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart. ¡°Xincheng, baby, when exactly did you start to like me?¡±


    Liang Xincheng sniffed and smiled lightly: ¡°Not long ago, just a little earlier than you.¡±


    He didn¡¯t tell the truth. The ten-year secret love was too bitter, and it was hard to talk about it. He and Xia Yuanhang had just been together. He didn¡¯t want to tell Xia Yuanhang at this time and put too much pressure on Xia Yuanhang. Anyway, as long as they would be together in the future, and he also already got the person he wanted to love the most, what else was there to be dissatisfied with.

 CH 39

    In mid-December, Liang Xincheng attended a fashion dinner. After winning the Golden Pine Award for the best supporting actor award, his status in this circle had gone up a lot, so he was arranged to sit at the main table together with Xie Qinfeng. There were several bigwigs in the circle sitting at the same table as him, as well as the big sister of the organizer of this dinner, the fashion queen, Mei Lin.


    Mei Lin seemed to like Liang Xincheng a lot. She introduced him to a circle of people and smilingly asked the bigwigs to take care of Liang Xincheng, her junior. Liang Xincheng was very calm; he was not nervous in such a scene, neither overbearing nor humble, polite and decent, and his words and deeds were impeccable.


    It was just that he drank a bit too much wine. After toasting a round of wine and sitting down, he was already a little flushed. Mei Lin put her hand on his shoulder and rubbed it gently, smiling and reminding him: ¡°If you are uncomfortable, you can go to the lounge to rest for a while.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, thanks for your concern Mei-jie, I¡¯m fine.¡± Liang Xincheng bent down to pick up the tissues that had fallen to the ground and broke away from her hand without a trace.


    Mei Lin smiled fondly and putted to the direction of a foreign man at the other main table: ¡°That¡¯s the CEO of G Brand China. Their company intends to find a young brand ambassador and I am responsible for helping them to match up. Your image positioning is quite suitable for their brand, are you interested in giving it a try?¡±


    The G brand was a top European luxury jewelry brand. The brand ambassador was indeed a great temptation for an artist like Liang Xincheng, but it was not something that could be obtained with a simple ¡®giving it a try¡¯.


    Liang Xincheng knew what Mei Lin meant. Ever since he and Xia Yuanhang attended Mei Lin¡¯s private party together, Mei Lin had shown her undisguised interest in him. Today¡¯s dinner party, where he was seated at the main table, was a deliberate attempt to flatter him. However, even if he would offend the queen of fashion from now on, there was no way he would accept her ¡®good intentions¡¯


    Liang Xincheng gently shook the red wine in his hand, slightly lowering his eyes: ¡°Of course I¡¯m flattered to have this honor, but this kind of thing, it¡¯s good to let it go with the flow. Speaking of Brand G, I like the G brand myself. My boyfriend even said that he would buy a G ring when we get married in the future, haha.¡±


    Mei Lin¡¯s expression only changed for a moment, and she soon returned to her elegant and bright smile: ¡°It turns out that Xiao Liang is secretly in a relationship. If your fans find out, how many little girls¡¯ hearts must be broken.¡±


    Liang Xincheng bit his lips and smiled shyly, the blush on his face became more obvious: ¡°That can¡¯t be helped, who made me like him so much. My boyfriend is too handsome. I¡¯m still worried about him being snatched away by others¡­¡±


    Anyone who saw this shy posture would know what was going on, so Mei Lin didn¡¯t ask any more questions. She got up to entertain others.


    Liang Xincheng breathed a sigh of relief and bowed his head to send a WeChat message to Xia Yuanhang: ¡°The fashion resources I got flew away, and I probably offended someone. If I can¡¯t mix in the circle in the future, you have to support me [crying]¡±


    Xia Yuanhang asked him what happened, and Liang Xincheng explained briefly that the Queen Mei Lin had taken a fancy to him and tempted him with top fashion resources, wanting him to be the little wolf dog but was rejected by him. In order to make Mei Lin give up, he told her that he was gay and also implied that he was actually a little zero1just in case there is someone who doesn¡¯t know. Zero = bottom, One = top which probably made Mei Lin give up.


    ¡°You say, why is she so blind? If she wants to find a little wolf dog, she should find someone like you. Why did she focus on me?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was distressed and helpless, but he could understand Mei Lin¡¯s thoughts. Liang Xincheng¡¯s sweet mouth could really coax people, and it was easy to make people like him. It was not surprising that a mature woman like Mei Lin would fall in love with him.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine if the resources are gone, there will be better ones later. If you really can¡¯t mix in the circle, I have no problem supporting you for life.¡±


    Looking at Xia Yuanhang¡¯s reply, Liang Xincheng couldn¡¯t help but raise the corners of his lips. In fact, he didn¡¯t regret it at all; it wasn¡¯t his thing in the first place. There was no need to think about it. He just wanted to act coquettish with Xia Yuanhang.


    Xie Qinfeng, who had finished socializing, came back to the table and sat down. Seeing Liang Xincheng blushing badly, he kindly poured him a glass of lemonade and handed it to him: ¡°Drunk?¡±


    Liang Xincheng shook his head: ¡°No, I just blush easily.¡±


    Xie Tanfeng nodded, and they chatted casually. Liang Xincheng smiled and asked Xie Tanfeng: ¡°I heard that Teacher Xie¡¯s studio has invested in the ¡®Bounty Order¡¯ IP, right?¡±


    Xie Qinfeng glanced at him calmly: ¡°What? Are you also interested?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not interested, I¡¯ve read the original novel, and none of the characters in it are suitable for me, but my friend is interested and auditioned for it.¡±


    ¡°Your friend? Xia Yuanhang?¡±


    Liang Xincheng nodded: ¡°Mr. Xie can say something about the casting, right¡±


    The original ¡®Bounty Order¡¯ was an ancient jianghu novel, which was very popular on the Internet. This time it was adapted into a movie and Xie Qinfeng¡¯s studio was one of the main producers, so he did have a lot of say in the casting. Xie Tanfeng himself didn¡¯t plan to act, so several traffic niches were vying for the role of male lead. This was the role that Xia Yuanhang was competing with Wei Xishuang that he said before.


    Xie Tanfeng smiled and did not express his opinion. Liang Xincheng poured him half a glass of wine and clinked glasses with him lightly: ¡°Teacher Xie, can you take care of Xia Yuanhang?¡±


    ¡°Fair competition. Are you worried that he won¡¯t be chosen?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not worried if it¡¯s really a fair competition, but he¡¯s had some negative press lately, and Teacher Xie knows that¡­¡±


    ¡°In that case, don¡¯t I have to consider carefully whether to use him or not?¡± Xie Qinfeng looked at Liang Xincheng with amusement, seemingly interested in him coming to speak for Xia Yuanhang.


    Liang Xincheng lowered his voice and said slowly and deliberately: ¡°Mr. Xie, before you and the paparazzi exchanged material for material, pushing Xia Yuanhang into the limelight and implicating me. Does this count as you owe us once?¡±


    Xie Tanfeng narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Liang Xincheng who still seemed to be respectful in front of him, but the words he said were not very pleasant. He thought to himself that his initial opinion of this kid was actually correct; he actually was young but had quite a lot on his mind.


    ¡°Where did you know that?¡±


    ¡°If I know it, then I know it.¡± Liang Xincheng smiled, ¡°But Yao Yao doesn¡¯t know, I didn¡¯t tell him, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Ding Yao didn¡¯t know that Xie Qinfeng was responsible for the leak of his WeChat records and had been feeling very sorry for Xia Yuanhang. If he knew the truth, there would be some trouble between Xie Qinfeng and him. Liang Xincheng¡¯s words were already a threat to Xie Qinfeng.


    ¡°You have a lot of guts¡­¡±


    ¡°Teacher Xie you misunderstood, I don¡¯t have any malice towards you. I have always respected you. If Teacher Xie is willing to help me this time, I will also help you.¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s tone was completely sincere, making Xie Qinfeng raising his eyebrows: ¡°You¡¯re helping me?¡±


    ¡°Teacher Xie likes Yao Yao, right?¡±


    Xie Qinfeng¡¯s unperturbed face finally had a crack as he frowned and said: ¡°Don¡¯t say anything in front of Yao Yao about this. He is still a child who doesn¡¯t understand these things.¡±


    Liang Xincheng almost laughed out loud; sure enough, his guess was right. These two people had a crush on each other but both thought that the other did not understand their feelings. It was too funny.


    ¡°Yao Yao has told me a lot about Teacher Xie in private, he said he likes you too. Don¡¯t you believe me?¡±


    Xie Qinfeng sat up straight and looked at Liang Xincheng in surprise, who nodded: ¡°He likes you but doesn¡¯t dare to say so, worried that you only treat him as a little brother. What I said is true.¡±


    Liang Xincheng looked calm, and he really didn¡¯t seem to be lying. Xie Tanfeng slowly poured the wine in the glass into his mouth. After a moment of silence, he said: ¡°Yao Yao regards you as a good friend. For his face, I will help you with this favor.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Teacher Xie.¡± This word of thanks was said by Liang Xincheng with sincerity.


    Xie Qinfeng¡¯s mood was obviously much happier: ¡°After all this talk, why in the world did you go to such lengths to help Xia Yuanhang?¡±


    Liang Xincheng¡¯s smile was light: ¡°Because I like him, just like Teacher Xie likes Yao Yao.¡±


    It was after eleven o¡¯clock when the nanny car took Liang Xincheng home. Xia Yuanhang came downstairs in advance to pick him up. As soon as the car door opened, Liang Xincheng jumped into the arms of Xia Yuanhang who was waiting outside the door, hanging on to his neck and rubbing against him. Xia Yuanhang lowered his head and kissed him: ¡°Drunk?¡±


    The assistant in the car reminded Xia Yuanhang with a complicated expression: ¡°He drank a little too much at the dinner, better give him some honey to wake him up.¡±


    ¡°Got it, thanks.¡±


    The drunken man who was clinging to himself was half dragged and half carried into the elevator, and after the door closed Xia Yuanhang flicked his forehead helplessly: ¡°Go up and spank your ass.¡±


    Liang Xincheng gave a cheeky laugh, leaning to Xia Yuanhang¡¯s ear and whispering: ¡°Xia Yuanhang, I like you so much.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s heart softened, and he kissed his lips: ¡°I know, baby, I like you too.¡±

 CH 40

    The day after New Year¡¯s Day, Xia Yuanhang and his agent went to meet with the film crew of ¡®Bounty Order¡¯ to sign the contract.


    In the end, it was indeed beyond Xia Yuanhang¡¯s expectation that he was able to successfully win the role. Before he went there, one of the assistant directors who knew him well told him that Xie Qinfeng, one of the producers, was the one who finally decided on him for the role of the male first.


    This news surprised Xia Yuanhang even more. Although he had some friendship with Xie Qinfeng, they were not familiar enough to let the other party take risks to help him, but in any case he did have to thank Xie Qinfeng. So when he saw him, the first thing he did was to thank Xie Qinfeng.


    Xie Tanfeng looked calm: ¡°You don¡¯t need to thank me, thank Liang Xincheng, he recommended you to me.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was stunned, Liang Xincheng never mentioned this matter to him. Although he didn¡¯t know how he told Xie Tanfeng, Xie Qinfeng¡¯s willingness to help him was really rare, so it must have taken a lot of effort.


    Xia Yuanhang was a little helpless and a little bit distressed. In fact, he would rather not have this role than having Liang Xincheng beg for him in a low voice. That little fool, how could he be worthy of him.


    After that, Xia Yuanhang had been a little absent-minded. After successfully signing the contract, he accompanied several producers, directors, and producers for a meal. When it was over, Xiang Qiao took the opportunity to ask him in a low voice: ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Why were you so distracted?¡±


    ¡°Nothing, let¡¯s go back.¡±


    Xiang Qiao drove the car by himself, and he and Xia Yuanhang separated when they came out of the hotel; Xia Yuanhang¡¯s car drove out from the underground parking lot. Seeing the screenwriter Lan Fengqing standing at the door of the hotel to make a call, he drove the car over and stopped beside her, lowering the window: ¡°Where is Sister Lan going?Do you need me to give you a ride?¡±


    Lan Fengqing bent down and gave an address, asking him with a smile: ¡°Would it be too much trouble for you? Forget it if it¡¯s not on the way.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re going the same way, I¡¯ll drive you there.¡±


    The other party didn¡¯t refuse, just said thank you and opened the door to get in the car.


    Lan Fengqing was the screenwriter of the film ¡®Bounty Order¡¯ and the author of the original novel. She was a woman in her thirties with an ordinary appearance and a low-key and gentle personality. At the dinner table just now, she hardly said much, only smiling along with others. Xia Yuanhang had a good impression of her.


    ¡°I¡¯ve read the original novel before, and the difference with the script is quite big, but it¡¯s well-written.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang casually looking for topics to chat with her, Lan Fengqing smiled: ¡°I myself feel that the novel is much better.¡±


    ¡°Well¡­It is true that the original novel is better in terms of plot control. A lot of content has been deleted from the script, and some things have been added. Some places may be a little unnatural.¡±


    ¡°That can¡¯t be helped,¡± Lan Fengqing sighed helplessly. ¡°You know the rules in this circle are like this. Investors have the final say. I have tried my best to keep what I want to express as much as possible.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang nodded: ¡°I understand. Actually, I have also read the novels written by Lan-jie before, the earliest one ¡®Little Er Bao¡¯s Miracle and Fantasy World¡¯. It was very popular when I was in school. I have a friend who likes it very much. He bought every edition for the collection and read it many times. ¡±


    Lan Fengqing was surprised to hear that: ¡°You even read that book? It was written more than ten years ago. Your friend likes that one?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Xia Yuanhang said seriously, ¡°he likes it very much.¡±


    Lan Fengqing was a little emotional: ¡°I wrote that book when I was in college. Many people say that it is too wild and unconscionable, and it is very chuunibyou. Nowadays, that style of novel has long been out of popularity. Actually, I like it very much myself. Being able to reprint it a few times is purely for the sake of the publishing house which has been cooperating with me for many years. In the future, it¡¯s almost impossible to sell it. It¡¯s quite rare for your friend to always like it.¡±


    ¡°I also think it¡¯s actually quite good, Lan-jie has not thought of making it a film?¡±


    ¡°Of course I want to, but that book, how to say it¡­It¡¯s sort of an obsession of my own. I don¡¯t want to change too much if I want to put it on the screen. If the script is changed beyond recognition because of investors¡¯ opinions, then forget it. There is also the issue of actors. I also want to choose them by myself. It¡¯s not a popular theme to ask for so many requirements, no one will be interested in filming at all. And I don¡¯t want to be careless. It takes a lot of money to create so many fantasy scenes. I asked someone to estimate; if I really want to make it a film, I have to have at least 200 million investment not including the actors¡¯ remuneration. But for movies with this kind of theme, I¡¯m afraid the box office won¡¯t be able to recover the cost at all.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang pursed the corners of his lips lightly when he heard the words. He didn¡¯t say any more, only comforting her: ¡°Maybe someday someone will be interested in this theme, and maybe they will be able to invest.¡±


    ¡°Ha, I hope.¡±


    After sending Lan Fengqing to her destination, before the other party got off the car, Xia Yuanhang took out a brand new copy of ¡®Little Er bao¡¯s Miracle and Fantasy World¡¯ and handed it to her, saying with a smile: ¡°Can I trouble Lan-jie to sign it for my friend?¡±


    ¡°No problem,¡± Lan Fengqing readily took out a pen from her bag and flipped open the cover of the book, ¡°What¡¯s your friend¡¯s name?Let me write a ¡®to¡¯ sign.¡±


    ¡°Xincheng, Liang Xincheng.¡±


    Lan Fengqing was stunned for a moment, then smiled: ¡°Liang Xincheng? I admire him too. I¡¯ve seen all of his works, but unfortunately I¡¯ve never had the chance to work with him.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang smiled and nodded: ¡°There will be opportunities. Does Lan-jie think he is suitable for the role of Xiao Erbao?¡±


    Lan Fengqing stopped her pen to think seriously and smiled again: ¡°Actually, it¡¯s quite suitable.¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t have much work during this period while Xia Yuanhang went out to work. He was too lazy to cook and ordered take-out instead. When he was full, he lazily nestled in the sofa to watch a movie. Wei Xishuang¡¯s WeChat came in when he was yawning and drowsy: ¡°I heard someone say that the male lead for ¡®Bounty Order¡¯ will finally settle on Xia Yuanhang. Is it because you talked to Xie Qinfeng?¡±


    Liang Xincheng thought to himself that Wei Xishuang was quite well-informed: ¡°Sorry, I stole your role.¡±


    ¡°Why do you want to help him so much? Don¡¯t you think this is unfair to me?¡±


    ¡°This role competition is originally based on the ability of each. But, during this period of time, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s negative news has been constant, and there have been water armies and marketing accounts on the Internet with a rhythm to smear his reputation. Your team has made a lot of efforts, ba.¡± Originally, Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t bother to say these things, but since Wei Xishuang asked him to be fair, he just said it honestly.


    ¡°That¡¯s just a means of competition.¡±


    ¡°I know, I¡¯ve taken roles from people in that way, too. I didn¡¯t say there was anything wrong with it, but I had contacts that could help him so I helped, and it¡¯s just a normal means of competition.¡±


    He didn¡¯t get any reply from the other side. Liang Xincheng thought he had given up, so he got up and went to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee. However, when he came back, there was another new message on WeChat.


    ¡°You and Xia Yuanhang, are you guys really together, ba?¡±


    Liang Xincheng admitted frankly: ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Sure enough¡­is he that good? Is it worth it for you to do this for him? How is I worse than him? I like you very much, why do you refuse to give me a chance?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not very good either, and I¡¯m not worthy of your liking.¡±


    ¡°You are so unfeeling even in rejecting people, I have liked you for more than a year anyway.¡±


    Before getting to know Liang Xincheng, Wei Xishuang was indeed a swinger who didn¡¯t avoid meat and vegetables. At the beginning, he also approached Liang Xincheng with the idea of making an appointment, but later Liang Xincheng really got into his heart and he had the idea of settling down. It was a pity that Liang Xincheng was completely unmoved, and he rarely even gave him a good face.


    ¡°But I have liked Xia Yuanhang for ten years.¡±


    When Xia Yuanhang came back, Liang Xincheng had just finished his coffee. When he heard the sound of the key opening the door, he immediately ran to the entrance to greet him. Xia Yuanhang, who just came in, put his arms around his waist: ¡°What did you have for lunch?¡±


    ¡°I have food delivered.¡±


    After the two people exchanged a sticky kiss, Xia Yuanhang took off his coat and hung it up, and sat on the sofa with Liang Xincheng in his arms.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    As if sensing that something was wrong with Xia Yuanhang¡¯s mood, Liang Xincheng rubbed against his face: ¡°Who upset you?¡±


    ¡°No, there¡¯s a gift for you.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang handed him the book signed by Lan Fengqing: ¡°Take a look, are you satisfied?¡±


    Liang Xincheng opened the wrap paper with joy, and on the title page was a beautiful line of handwritten words by Lan Fengqing: ¡°To Xincheng: Don¡¯t stop chasing your dreams. May you realize your dreams and create miracles like Xiao Er Bao. ¡ª¡ªLan Fengqing¡±


    ¡°Satisfied! So satisfied!¡± Liang Xincheng excitedly hugged Xia Yuanhang¡¯s head and barfed hard on his face, so happy that his face turned red.


    Xia Yuanhang smiled and squeezed his hand: ¡°It¡¯s good that you like it.¡±


    ¡°Then what¡¯s wrong with you? Why are you so weird?¡±


    ¡°Nothing¡­Xincheng, you helped me get this role?¡±


    ¡°You know, ah?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang sighed, and the tip of his nose brushed against his cheek: ¡°Why are you so stupid¡­¡±


    ¡°Nothing, Teacher Xie is very easy to talk to; I just told him a little about Ding Yao and he agreed to help me. Since you have signed the contract, just act well.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t say anything more; his heart was full of the emotion of wanting to love Liang Xincheng a little more and a little more: ¡°Yes, I will work hard.¡±


    T/N: 14 chapters left! I¡¯ll try to continue to update this every day!

 CH 41

    In the blink of an eye, it was the New Year. After more than two months of rest, Liang Xincheng has become accustomed to the lazy life of sleeping until he wakes up naturally every day. He also had something to look forward to for the New Year; for the first time in so many years, he didn¡¯t have to spend the New Year alone, and every day was like being in a honey pot.


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s assistant came two days before New Year¡¯s Eve to help them fill the fridge, enough for them to spend for the whole New Year holiday. Xia Yuanhang began to prepare New Year¡¯s Eve Dinner. All kinds of meat in the refrigerator were taken out and thawed, and they were marinated first in the afternoon.


    He did not wake Liang Xincheng up. Last night, they did not hold back and did it several times. Liang Xincheng was tossed enough that he probably wouldn¡¯t get up until noon.


    Liang Xincheng woke up at almost twelve o¡¯clock, when the house was full of the smell of food. He yawned as he went into the kitchen, hugging Xia Yuanhang, who was cutting vegetables from behind, rubbing against his shoulder as he muttered: ¡°What are you doing? It smells so good.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang smiled: ¡°Of course the stewed chicken soup with mushrooms and cuttlefish in the casserole is delicious.¡±


    In addition, he was also preparing steamed sea bass, braised hooves, shrimps with lily, fried diced chicken with chili sauce, cumin beef¡­and of course the must-have dumplings that they spent a day making by themselves yesterday.


    Liang Xincheng was dumbfounded: ¡°There are so many dishes, can the two of us finish them all?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang¡¯s hands were dirty, so he could only turn his head and rub his nose against his Liang Xincheng: ¡± It¡¯s New Year¡¯s Eve dinner, it should be more generous. I haven¡¯t had a decent New Year¡¯s Eve meal in years.¡±


    ¡°Me too¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang kissed Liang Xincheng¡¯s face again, feeling a little uncomfortable. At least his family was considered happy and harmonious before he went to university, but Liang Xincheng lost his parents since he was a child, and he has lived through many years of hard life.


    Fortunately, the two of them were together now; it was not an exaggeration to say that they depended on each other for life.


    Liang Xincheng was so happy that he rolled up his sleeves and started to cook for Xia Yuanhang, not forgetting to praise him: ¡°You can do it ah. You have become a chef after only two months of practice.¡±


    ¡°So-so, as long as you don¡¯t dislike it.¡±


    For lunch, Xia Yuanhang only made two bowls of simple scallion noodles. They came from the same place and almost every household in their hometown could make this noodle. Liang Xincheng ate it very deliciously. When he was very young, his mother often made scallion noodles for him to eat. It was a memory from many years ago, but he always remembered the taste.


    ¡°Eat more if you like it.¡± Xia Yuanhang gave him some more from his own bowl. Seeing Liang Xincheng eating deliciously, he was also happy. Liang Xincheng was actually very good at eating. Apart from his love of sweets, he was hardly picky when it came to eating.


    After lunch, they simply cleaned up, and the two of them were about to take a nap again. Just as they were in bed, Xia Yuanhang received a call from Xiang Qiao, asking him to go to Weibo to check, saying that something had happened again.


    Xia Yuanhang was on speakerphone. Hearing what Xiang Qiao said, Liang Xincheng who was beside him opened Weibo immediately. The first few hot searches were #Xie Qinfeng Ding Yao#, #Xia Yuanhang Ding Yao#, #Xie Qinfeng gay#, and #Ding Yao on two boats#. Liang Xincheng spent half a minute browsing quickly, and finally figured out the whole story.


    The person who broke the news was a very influential marketing account, targeting Ding Yao, saying that he was suspected of being gay, and that he was in two boats; maintaining a close relationship with Xie Qinfeng and Xia Yuanhang at the same time. Among the two photos that were exposed, the first one was the picture of Xie Qinfeng kissing Ding Yao in the waiting room of the crew of ¡®Wanted¡¯ that Liang Xincheng took at the time, while the second one was of the three of them having a snack together the night Xia Yuanhang went to Hengdian to visit the crew. Xia Yuanhang and Ding Yao were captured talking together. Because of the angle, the posture of the two did look very close, but Liang Xincheng, who was at the scene, did not appear in this photo.


    Xia Yuanhang frowned and told Xiang Qiao: ¡°Ding Yao and I are just ordinary friends, Xincheng was also there that night. The three of us are just eating supper together. You wait for a while, I will ask Ding Yao and decide what to do.¡±


    After hanging up the phone, he saw that Liang Xincheng¡¯s expression was a bit ugly. Just as he wanted to comfort him, Liang Xincheng grabbed his finger hesitantly: ¡°That¡­I took the photo of Teacher Xie and Ding Yao.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang froze for a moment: ¡°You took the picture?¡±


    Liang Xincheng briefly told what happened, and what he heard before about Xie Qinfeng¡¯s trading materials with paparazzi: ¡°I guess Liu Sheng picked up my phone, took a photo of it and sold it to the paparazzi. I didn¡¯t expect it really to be the photo I took. It was suppressed by Mr. Xie before, but it was released by the marketing account again.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure no one else has touched your phone?¡±


    ¡°Except for the one time I left it in the bathroom, I even rarely give it to Xiao Qian. It can¡¯t be Xiao Qian, it must be Liu Sheng. My phone password is my birthday date. Didn¡¯t we have a game session that happened to mention our respective birthday when we recorded the program that day? Most people use birthdays as passwords. If he is curious and willing to give it a try, it should not be difficult to guess.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang sighed: ¡°What did you take this kind of photo for?¡±


    ¡°I just took it casually without thinking much¡­¡±


    ¡°If Liu Sheng really did it, Shengxing and Xie Qinfeng should be able to find out. When the time comes for him to talk, there¡¯s no way for you to hide this.¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± Liang Xincheng shook his head, ¡°Let me tell Ding Yao.¡±


    Since he couldn¡¯t hide it, he could only honestly admit and apologize. Liang Xincheng directly dialed Ding Yao¡¯s phone, explaining the story before apologizing sincerely. Ding Yao didn¡¯t have much reaction after hearing it, and comforted him instead: ¡°Forget it, Xincheng-ge, you didn¡¯t do it on purpose.¡±


    ¡°You believe I didn¡¯t leak the photos on purpose?¡±


    ¡°Believe it, ah. If you have the intention to leak, why use the blurry photo taken again from the phone screen¡­I just did not expect it to really be Liu Sheng-ge.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°Well, it has been confirmed¡­¡±


    With Du Shen and Xie Qinfeng coming forward, it was too easy to find out who was behind the marketing account. Liu Sheng had been signed to Shengxing for seven years and had been in an awkward position of being ¡®half red but not red¡¯. He gave the impression that he was always honest and wouldn¡¯t cause trouble, and no one expected him to be a selfish and extremely petty kind of person.


    The second male lead role in Ding Yao¡¯s first big production, which he abruptly joined, was initially intended for Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng was hoping to move up the ladder with that role, but was kicked out because of Du Shen¡¯s words, so he had been jealous of Ding Yao ever since. It seemed that he cared and loved Ding Yao, the prince, like the rest of Shengxing, but it was not the case at all. Especially after Ding Yao was highly praised by the company and all good resources were inclined to him, which made Liu Sheng jealous and hate him again.


    After accidentally finding the photo of Xie Qinfeng kissing Ding Yao from Liang Xincheng¡¯s mobile phone, he secretly took photos of it and sold them to the paparazzi. He thought he would be able to bring Ding Yao down, but the paparazzi didn¡¯t expose it. Afraid that Xie Qinfeng already knew something, he didn¡¯t do anything rashly. This time it was because his contract with Shengxing was about to expire and he found a new owner, plus he got the photos of Ding Yao and Xia Yuanhang from other people, so he decided to vent his anger before jumping ship.


    This kind of shady trick was not uncommon in this circle; there were so many people with two faces, so it was not surprising. Liang Xincheng comforted Ding Yao, and the person on the other end of the phone changed to Xie Qinfeng: ¡°Liu Sheng said that he got the photos from you. Originally, I didn¡¯t plan to tell Yao Yao, but if you are willing to confess to him, it means he has read you right. Let¡¯s forget about it, ba.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Teacher Xie, for not pursuing it¡­¡±


    Xie Qinfeng let out a laugh: ¡°You kid still dare to say that I owe you guys once before. It turns out that the one who started it all is actually yourself.¡±


    ¡°¡­Sorry.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m too lazy to talk about this. In a moment, Shengxing¡¯s official Weibo will issue a statement to clarify the matter between Yao Yao and Xia Yuanhang, and will attach the selfie you took that day. You and Xia Yuanhang help forward it to explain.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    Liang Xincheng sensibly didn¡¯t ask Xie Tanfeng how the photo of him and Ding Yao would be explained. After hanging up the phone, Xia Yuanhang reluctantly reminded him: ¡°Next time, don¡¯t do such things that may cause trouble. I thought you were always very cautious.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect to be so unlucky that I lost my phone. I deleted the photos a long time ago. This Liu Sheng is really good. He didn¡¯t expose it early and didn¡¯t expose it late. He chose to do this in the New Year, and let people have a good year.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s a lot of traffic during the holidays, Liu Sheng¡­I didn¡¯t expect him to be like this.¡± Xia Yuanhang had a good friendship with Liu Sheng when he was in Shengxing and he really didn¡¯t really see that he was such a person.


    Half an hour later, Sheng Xing¡¯s official Weibo posted a clarification statement. The attached photo was a selfie of the three of them taken by Ding Yao on a whim when they were having supper in a small restaurant that day. Fortunately, they had this photo. Otherwise it would be hard to clear it even if they jumped into the Huanghe River.


    Xia Yuanhang and Liang Xincheng forwarded them one after another. Liang Xincheng read that statement carefully and asked Xia Yuanhang: ¡°There¡¯s not a word about Ding Yao¡¯s relationship with Teacher Xie. Are they going to¡­acquiesce it?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not just acquiesce, maybe they want to come out of the closet.¡±


    Because of Liang Xincheng¡¯s help, Xie Qinfeng and Ding Yao were already together. Now that the intimate photo had been exposed, it was not hard to understand if they really wanted to take the opportunity to come out of the closet. Although the public¡¯s acceptance of homosexuality was not high, but same-sex marriage had. been legal for several years. It was really nothing to come out of the closet, it was just a personal choice.


    ¡°Actually it¡¯s not bad that they came out of the closet,¡± Xia Yuanhang smiled. ¡°With Movie King Xie as a role model, the resistance for the two of us will be much smaller in the future. Let¡¯s see how the public reacts and we can think of countermeasures first.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled and fell into Xia Yuanhang¡¯s arms: ¡°You want to come out too?¡±


    ¡°Sooner or later, can you hide for a lifetime?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang stuffed a candy into Liang Xincheng¡¯s mouth, lowered his head and kissed him, murmuring against his lips, ¡°We have decades to live.¡±

 CH 42

    At six o¡¯clock in the evening, Xie Qinfeng posted a coming out statement on his Weibo account, which instantly triggered the network. On the night of the New Year¡¯s Eve, he added a steaming appetizer to the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner for the general public.


    When the Weibo post came out, Liang Xincheng was gnawing on the freshly cooked marinated chicken feet with great relish. He carefully read the statement of Movie King Xie word by word and could not help but sigh: ¡°Teacher Xie is really awesome. He dares to act bravely; this is coming out.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang took out a tissue and wiped the marinade from the corner of Liang Xincheng¡¯s mouth: ¡°If you want, I can post it too.¡±


    ¡°Forget it, ba. We¡¯re not Teacher Xie. We don¡¯t have the backing of Shengxing, so we can¡¯t withstand the criticism from the public opinion.¡±


    Xie Qinfeng¡¯s public image had always been very positive. No one expected him to take such an unusual path and come out to the public in such a high-profile manner. The partner was even Ding Yao, a rich boy who had just grown up.


    All sorts of dark and messy rumors came out at once. Of course there were voices of blessing, but there were too many people who couldn¡¯t stand the news. The fans of the two parties involved were also making noise, so the impact was really bad.


    ¡°It will be fine after a while. Public has to accept the things that have been passed by national laws, no matter how difficult they are.¡±


    ¡°Look, there are some little fans here reminding us, even if we are really together, don¡¯t rush to come out, just secretly go get the certificate. They don¡¯t need to know.¡±


    Liang Xincheng showed the fan¡¯s remarks that he had read to Xia Yuanhang and was overjoyed, but Xia Yuanhang seriously considered for a while and asked Liang Xincheng, ¡°How about we really go get the certificate?¡±


    ¡°Tch, you said last time that marriage proposals can¡¯t be so casual.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang smiled helplessly. For him, he was willing to go to get the certificate tomorrow, but the marriage proposal really required a little sincerity, he still wanted to be more serious.


    Liang Xincheng forwarded Xie Qinfeng¡¯s statement to send his blessings, and when Xia Yuanhang forwarded it from Liang Xincheng, Liang Xincheng reminded him with a smile: ¡°Your little thought is too obvious, won¡¯t your manager be angry when he sees it? And don¡¯t forget that we don¡¯t follow each other, how do you forward my Weibo?¡±


    ¡°Xiang Qiao knows about our relationship, I¡¯ve confessed to him long ago. He said that it¡¯s enough to take it slowly and subtly, gradually letting the fans know. As for forwarding, you also forwarded my Weibo before to help me scold people, did you forget?¡±


    Liang Xincheng didn¡¯t mean to say anything, so he put a chopstick of vegetables into Xia Yuanhang¡¯s mouth: ¡°Eat more. There are so many dishes, I won¡¯t be able to finish eating even if I eat until tomorrow.¡±


    A total of ten dishes were cooked for the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner, and it was almost too much to fit on the coffee table. There were only the two of them in the house, and they rarely sat at the dining table to eat in a proper manner. They usually ate by the sofa while watching TV.


    Liang Xincheng had a good appetite, and as he ate, he clicked on the remote control. The Spring Festival Gala would start in an hour or so and was now broadcasting backstage interviews. He hadn¡¯t watched this show for more than ten years, and he still found it quite interesting after watching it a few times.


    Xia Yuanhang peeled a shrimp and threw it into Liang Xincheng¡¯s bowl. Seeing that Liang Xincheng was so happy when watching the Spring Festival Gala, he felt sorry for him: ¡°How did you spend the New Year before?¡±


    Liang Xincheng stared at the TV screen seriously while casually answering him: ¡°Before entering high school, I took turns to go to several relatives¡¯ homes. After I started living at hoster in high school, I applied to the school to live on campus during the Chinese New Year¡­¡±


    He said with a smile as he turned his gaze to Xia Yuanhang: ¡°Do you remember that Uncle Zhao in the communication room of the school before? He has no family either. Every night on the 30th of those years, I ate dumplings bought in the supermarket with him in the communication room. After I went to college, I was even more alone. It was the same no matter how I lived.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was silent for a while, then peeled another shrimp and gave it to him: ¡°Eat it, I will accompany you on every Chinese New Year from now on.¡±


    He just regretted that he didn¡¯t know Liang Xincheng back then. At least he could have taken him home to eat a hot meal during New Year¡¯s Eve, instead of leaving him alone at school, eating frozen dumplings with the uncle in the communication room.


    Liang Xincheng could probably guess what Xia Yuanhang was thinking. He thoughtfully served him a bowl of soup and comforted him instead: ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, it all happened so many years ago, just be more happy during the Chinese New Year.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was instantly amused by his few words. Liang Xincheng was really a cute little baby, who could make people happy no matter what. Why was he blinded by lard before, not realizing Liang Xincheng was this good.


    A New Year¡¯s Eve dinner lasted until ten o¡¯clock in the evening and all the dishes were completely cold. Liang Xincheng was lying on the sofa and slowly drinking the last can of beer. After drinking and eating, he was as lazy as a satiated cat.


    Xia Yuanhang tidied up briefly, went back to the living room, picked Liang Xincheng up and nestled into the sofa with him. He took the cashmere blanket on the side and put it on the two of them. Liang Xincheng¡¯s head rubbed against his shoulder socket, and was amused by a crosstalk show being broadcast on the TV.


    ¡°In the future, if I¡¯m confused, I¡¯ll learn to do crosstalk comedy. Do you think I can do it?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang helplessly shook his head: ¡°No, by then the audience will just look at your face, they won¡¯t be listening to what you said.¡±


    ¡°What, ah?¡± Liang Xincheng squinted his eyes and muttered, ¡°Did you only fall in love with my face?¡±


    ¡°You look good.¡±


    ¡°So you don¡¯t like me when I¡¯m not good looking? You didn¡¯t even notice me when I was not good looking, that¡¯s how it used to be¡­¡±


    Liang Xincheng was probably drunk, the more he said the more slurred his voice was. Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t hear clearly: ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Xia Yuanhang do you like me or do you like my face?¡±


    ¡°I like you, I also like your face,¡± Xia Yuanhang lowered his head and kissed Liang Xincheng. he really couldn¡¯t say the words against his heart; he did like Liang Xincheng¡¯s face. ¡°Your face is very beautiful, but the person is even cuter.¡±


    Liang Xincheng gave a light hum. ¡°Didn¡¯t you think I wasn¡¯t cute before. ¡®He is not as cute as you¡¯; you said that to Ding Yao, ba. ¡®She¡¯s cute, I don¡¯t mind trying it out if I get along¡¯, you also thought Yan Mingxin was cute and wanted to date her.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang finally understood what it meant to shoot himself in the foot. He didn¡¯t expect Liang Xincheng to be petty, remembering what he had said before so clearly, and to turn over old scores with him.


    ¡°No, no, you are the cutest in the world. I just want to date you. Baby, don¡¯t be jealous.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang coaxed Liang Xincheng in a low voice, and in the end, he simply hugged the person tightly and pressed his lips together for a deep kiss, making Liang Xincheng dizzy and didn¡¯t have the heart to worry about it.


    This kiss was a bit of a misfire, Liang Xincheng knelt down on Xia Yuanhang¡¯s lap, his body kept rubbing into his arms as their lower bodies pressed against each other. Sensing what was going on, Liang Xincheng blinked and smothered a laugh.


    Xia Yuanhang decided not to hold it anymore. He held Liang Xincheng¡¯s butts like a child and picked him up, taking three or two steps into the room and doing it on the spot.


    After doing it twice, Liang Xincheng had completely softened into a puddle of water, and his eyes with lust in it were amazingly beautiful. Xia Yuanhang stopped and lovingly kissed the sweat on his forehead, secretly thinking that Liang Xincheng¡¯s alluring appearance should never be allowed to be seen by anyone again. He really did not know how good-looking and charming he really was.


    ¡°Really can¡¯t do it again today¡­¡±


    Liang Xincheng acted coquettishly in a soft voice, Xia Yuanhang chuckled lightly, reflecting that they had indeed indulged a bit too much in the past few days, so they should take it easy.


    He took Liang Xincheng¡¯s hand and tenderly kissed each of his fingers, murmuring in a hoarse voice: ¡°Okay.¡±


    After a while, Xia Yuanhang picked up Liang Xincheng and went to the bathroom to clean up. After lying down in bed, they hugged each other and quickly fell asleep.


    Xia Yuanhang was woken up by a phone call at two o¡¯clock in the middle of the night. He picked it up in a daze, and half a minute later, he sat up with a frown as he replied with a ¡°Yes I¡¯ll be right over, please.¡± He hung up the call afterwards and got out of the bed.


    Liang Xincheng who was also woken up, squinting his eyes and reaching out to pull Xia Yuanhang: ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang bent down and kissed him on the forehead: ¡°Go to sleep, something happened, I have to go out.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter, ah?¡±


    Liang Xincheng rubbed his eyes and was about to sit up, but was held down by Xia Yuanhang: ¡°Don¡¯t worry, what happened is¡­my dad.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Shall I go with you?¡±


    ¡°No, be good. You go back to sleep. He committed a crime and got into the police station. I¡¯ll go and see what¡¯s going on.¡±

 CH 43

    After Xia Yuanhang went out, Liang Xincheng also lost his sleepiness. It had only been a couple of months, but he was no longer used to sleeping alone. He took out his phone and looked at the time, it was only half past two in the morning, so he simply turned on the light and leaned on the bed, scrolling Weibo in boredom.


    At this time of the year, the Internet was still very lively. The night owls who were still awake were passionately forwarding all kinds of funny memes about the Spring Festival Gala, but this year¡¯s New Year¡¯s Eve gossip news about Actor Xie and Ding Yao¡¯s coming out was far more popular than the Spring Festival Gala, making countless people go crazy.


    Liang Xincheng clicked on the comments under his own forwarded post and looked at them. There were some fans who implicitly expressed concern that he might become like Xie Qinfeng, and others who said that no matter what he did, as long as it was what he liked, they would support him unconditionally. Liang Xincheng looked at it and could not say what it was like. He knew that his and Xia Yuanhang¡¯s matter would definitely disappoint some people, but he could only selfishly choose to stick to his own obsession for ten years because Xia Yuanhang was his original light.


    Xia Yuanhang didn¡¯t return until after dawn. Liang Xincheng, who was already drowsy and about to fall asleep, had barely opened his eyes when he heard footsteps. With a tired look on his face, Xia Yuanhang sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed his hair: ¡°Why are you up so early? Haven¡¯t you slept yet?¡±


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t sleep without you,¡± Liang Xincheng replied honestly, ¡°What did your father do?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang smiled wryly and sighed: ¡°On New Year¡¯s Eve, he broke into a house and seriously injured someone. I called a lawyer I know to go with me, but we could get him out. The lawyer said it was estimated that he would have to be sentenced to at least ten years.¡±


    Liang Xincheng was surprised, but did not know what to say. In his opinion, Xia Xiangzhou this kind of scum was not even worthy of sympathy in the slightest bit. However, no matter how scumbag the other party was, he was also Xia Yuanhang¡¯s own father.


    ¡°Forget it¡­ it¡¯s fine. It¡¯s better for him to go to prison and reform than to continue gambling or even committing crimes on the outside. I¡¯m worried that one day I would wake up and hear that he had been hacked to death on the street by a debt collector. That is the best outcome. ¡±


    ¡°As long as you can figure it out¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang saw Liang Xincheng¡¯s small face tense; obviously Liang Xincheng was worried about him, but his mood relaxed a lot so he touched his face and said: ¡°Go to sleep, I¡¯m sleepy even if you¡¯re not sleepy.¡±


    Liang Xincheng reached out and hugged him: ¡°Let¡¯s sleep together.¡±


    This sleep lasted until the afternoon, when he was so hungry that he woke up. Xia Yuanhang went to the kitchen to heat up the leftovers from the previous night while thinking about whether their lifestyle was too unhealthy. But the good times were coming to an end. After the New Year, they would join the crew one after another so they would have to be separated for several months. Thinking about it, it was quite unpleasant.


    On the afternoon of the first day of the new year, they sat down on the sofa and watched a movie together after eating and drinking; the day passed by like this. After dinner, Liang Xincheng made a rare suggestion to go out: ¡°Let¡¯s go to my friend¡¯s bar for a drink. You¡¯ve seen it before, that He Tianqi from last time.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang knew that He Tianqi; he was one of Liang Xincheng¡¯s few friends. When he was stabbed by Xia Xiangzhou before, it was thanks to his help that he got to be sent to the hospital.


    The two of them had been together for a while, but not many people know about it. Xia Yuanhang had a lot of friends in his circle, especially his college classmates whom he had met before, but Liang Xincheng had no intention of joining his circle of friends, so he didn¡¯t force it. Liang Xincheng took Xia Yuanhang to He Tianqi¡¯s bar, not to introduce friends to Xia Yuanhang, but simply to have a drink, and wanted Xia Yuanhang to accompany him.


    Because they were going to drink, they didn¡¯t drive and took a taxi there instead. After getting into the car, Liang Xincheng sent a message to He Tianqi. Xia Yuanhang saw the familiar and natural tone when they exchanged messages and suddenly asked: ¡°You said before that your bracelet was a gift from a friend, and it is kind of meaningful. Which friend is it? ¡±


    ¡°What bracelet?¡± Liang Xincheng realized after asking and was immediately amused. He bumped his elbow against Xia Yuanhang¡¯s waist, pressed close to his ear and lowered his voice: ¡°You even want to eat this kind of vinegar from eight hundred years ago?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just asking¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a gift, it¡¯s just an ordinary bracelet. If I didn¡¯t tell you that, how could I find an excuse to go back with you to get it that night?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang was silent, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, but at the same time feeling distressed, and more than anything, feeling grateful. If Liang Xincheng had not been so proactive and direct, they might never have had the chance to be together in this life.


    He tilted his head and kissed Liang Xincheng¡¯s face at an angle that couldn¡¯t be seen through the driver¡¯s rearview mirror: ¡°You really¡­¡±


    ¡°Really what?¡±


    So cute, so cute that Xia Yuanhang couldn¡¯t wait to put him in his arms and hold him at the tip of his heart every moment.


    He Tianqi¡¯s bar was as lively as ever. Liang Xincheng took Xia Yuanhang in with him and went straight to the bar and sat down. He Tianqi smiled, stretching out his fist to bump it with Liang Xincheng¡¯s. ¡°I haven¡¯t seen you for a long time, haven¡¯t you been busy lately?¡±


    After he finished speaking, his gaze fell on Xia Yuanhang beside Liang Xincheng, smiling meaningfully as he greeted Xia Yuanhang as well: ¡°What would you like to drink? It¡¯s on me.¡±


    ¡°Anything.¡±


    Liang Xincheng smiled and pouted his lips: ¡°Just drink the same as I drink every time.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    He Tianqi quickly handed them the wine and casually chatted with them. Seeing that Liang Xincheng and Xia Yuanhang were very intimate in their words and actions, he couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°If I¡¯m right, you guys are¡­¡±


    Liang Xincheng raised his glass at him: ¡°It¡¯s what you think.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang turned his head to the side and looked at Liang Xincheng tenderly, with a doting smile on his face.


    He Tianqi said ¡®damn¡¯ before saying: ¡°I can¡¯t believe you¡¯ve fallen in love without saying anything, and you¡¯ve even brought it out to abuse single dogs. You are too much, ah.¡±


    ¡°You can keep your voice down. Anyway, we are both popular idols, pay attention to the influence.¡± Liang Xincheng scolded him with a smile, his expression was full of sweetness that could not be concealed, and there was no concern shown when he said that.


    Xia Yuanhang smiled and helped him out: ¡°I¡¯ll treat you to a wedding wine when we get married.¡±


    He Tianqi let out another ¡®damn¡¯: ¡°How long have you been together? You¡¯re getting married now?¡±


    ¡°No, he hasn¡¯t proposed yet, so who says I¡¯ll say yes.¡±


    Liang Xincheng said this while looking at Xia Yuanhang. The corners of Xia Yuanhang¡¯s lips rose and gently clinked his cup with him: ¡°Well, then I have to behave better.¡±


    He Tianqi, who was stuffed with dog food, couldn¡¯t stand it and rolled his eyes: ¡°Enough, you guys, I¡¯ll really call the police if you show PDA again.¡±


    After talking for a while, Liang Xincheng went to the washroom, leaving Xia Yuanhang alone to continue chatting with He Tianqi. They didn¡¯t really know each other well and could only talk about some random things. He Tianqi couldn¡¯t help but sigh: ¡°It¡¯s not easy for Xincheng, two years ago, I didn¡¯t expect you two to be together.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang frowned when he heard the words, and subconsciously asked him: ¡°Two years ago?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I used to be supporting actors with him when we weren¡¯t popular, I saw your picture in his rented room. I didn¡¯t know you at that time, but your name was written on the back of the photo. He said you were his high school classmate; he should have liked you for a long time. I didn¡¯t think he would last so many years. The relationship between you two before¡­was not very good. I tried to talk him out of it, but he¡¯s a stubborn guy. He was like that with his work and he was like that with you, so as you can see now that I¡¯ve quitted the circle and he¡¯s got the Golden Pine Award and he¡¯s made it work with you as well¡­¡±


    He Tianqi chattered a lot, but Xia Yuanhang was completely frozen, not even noticing until Liang Xincheng came back.


    ¡°What¡¯s with the daze?¡±


    Liang Xincheng nudged his arm lightly and Xia Yuanhang came back to his senses, looking at Liang Xincheng with a complicated expression. Liang Xincheng said that he hadn¡¯t liked him for long and only a little earlier than he had liked him, but in fact, this ¡®a little earlier¡¯ was far from what he had thought. If what He Tianqi said was true, then how many years had Liang Xincheng liked him? He couldn¡¯t even bear to count.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Xia Yuanhang held his hand and tried to suppress the emotions that were tumbling in his heart, ¡°Let¡¯s go back, ba.¡±


    ¡°I haven¡¯t finished drinking yet¡­¡±


    ¡°Go back, ba.¡±


    As if sensing something wrong with Xia Yuanhang¡¯s emotions, Liang Xincheng nodded and greeted He Tianqi. Xia Yuanhang held hands tightly and led him out of the bar.

 CH 44

    Just after drinking half a glass of wine, Xia Yuanhang said he wanted to go back so Liang Xincheng felt very puzzled. After leaving the bar, Xia Yuanhang was not in a hurry to call a taxi. He grabbed Liang Xincheng¡¯s hand and stuffed it into his down jacket pocket: ¡°Let¡¯s go for a walk.¡±


    On a snowy night, there were few people on the road, and the neon lights in the distance flickered quietly. They walked forward side by side in silence, with their hands tightly clasped in their pockets never separated.


    ¡°Did you take the photo here last year?¡±


    When Xia Yuanhang suddenly spoke up after stopping, Liang Xincheng froze for a moment and then laughed: ¡°I forgot, this is the place. I just randomly took the photo.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang looked at Liang Xincheng intently, before raising his hand to stroke the corners of his eyes, which were a little red from the cold wind, and hugged him into his arms with all his strength.


    Liang Xincheng was taken aback; holding hands on the street was already out of ordinary, he did not expect Xia Yuanhang to suddenly hug him.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, paparazzis also celebrate the Chinese New Year and need to rest.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang murmured softly, and Liang Xincheng was instantly happy. He raised his hand to encircle his waist and nuzzled his face against his: ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? What did Tianqi tell you?¡±


    ¡°You tell me the truth¡­since when did you start liking me?¡±


    Liang Xincheng let out an ¡®ah¡¯ and said helplessly: ¡°That big mouth of He Tianqi must have sold me out. I should have known better than to bring you here.¡±


    ¡°Xincheng¡­¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll just say it,¡± Liang Xincheng sniffed. The secret that had been hidden for so many years was finally about to be said but the mood was unusually calm: ¡°Just, during high school¡­to be exact, when you graduate from the third year of high school.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang let go of him, his eyes were full of distress and confusion: ¡°Why?¡±


    Liang Xincheng lowered his head, and after a moment of silence he said: ¡°It¡¯s nothing really. It¡¯s just that you helped me once, and I¡¯ve never been able to forget it.¡±


    His parents died early. He grew up eating cold dishes. His health had not been very good and he developed late. Before he went to high school, he was thin and short. In addition, he was an orphan. He was always excluded by his classmates and had low self-esteem, so he was bullied a lot.


    It was two days before his high school entrance examination. He was blocked in a dark alley behind the school by some high school thugs and was beaten and kicked by them because he couldn¡¯t give them any money. Fortunately, the senior fell from the sky to help him fight them off and gave him his school jacket, as his jacket had been torn, to wear, and then took him back to a relative¡¯s house where he was staying.


    If it hadn¡¯t been for his senior¡¯s help, Liang Xincheng would have been beaten down and hospitalized and perhaps missed the high school entrance examination. He had been thinking about it all summer vacation, and finally at the opening ceremony of the first year of high school, he saw the senior who was speaking on behalf of senior students again. It turned out that his name was Xia Yuanhang, Liang Xincheng silently memorized the name, and this lasted for a full ten years.


    As he listened to Liang Xincheng¡¯s story, Xia Yuanhang¡¯s heart was filled with sourness and heartache, and the long-ago vague memories gradually emerged in his mind. So that was Liang Xincheng? He still vaguely remembered how nervous he looked, sitting behind him when he was riding his bicycle, tugging cautiously at his shirt. Was that really Liang Xincheng?


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you come to see me afterward?¡±


    ¡°I did, ah.¡± Liang Xincheng¡¯s voice was a little muffled. ¡°I¡¯ve always wanted to give you back your school uniform. You were playing basketball on the playground that day, and many people were watching. I was too timid and had low self-esteem at that time. It took a long time to gather my courage before I called you when you were surrounded by people drinking water after playing the ball, but you took a look at me and went to talk to other people. You didn¡¯t remember me¡­¡±


    Xia Yuanhang closed his eyes sadly. When did that happen? He really didn¡¯t remember anything about it. When he was a student, he was really acting chuunibyou and hot-blooded; when he saw his schoolmates being bullied, he would help them out. To him, it was just a small thing, and maybe after bragging about it to his friends for a while, it was completely forgotten. He had indeed forgotten about it long after the summer. Not to mention, it was dark at that time and Liang Xincheng¡¯s face was covered in dirt, so he really didn¡¯t remember what he looked like, so he didn¡¯t recognise Liang Xincheng when he approached him again.


    At that time, he was admired by everyone and he was always the target of many juniors and juniors. Accustomed to being arrogant, he didn¡¯t bother to respond to the little boy¡¯s advances, even though it might be the only time Liang Xincheng mustered up his courage at that time.


    It turned out that he really had the chance to meet Liang Xincheng at that time, but unfortunately he had missed it in that one thoughtless moment.


    Liang Xincheng touched the gumdrop in his pocket before peeling one and stuffing it into Xia Yuanhang¡¯s mouth: ¡°Actually, I didn¡¯t like candy so much before. At that time, there was this kind of candy in the pocket of the school uniform you gave me, but I didn¡¯t return the school uniform to you and I ate the candy.¡±


    ¡°Little fool,¡± Xia Yuanhang hugged him into his arms again: ¡°How can you be so silly¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not stupid, I just like you,¡± Liang Xincheng muttered in a small voice. ¡°But now I find out that you don¡¯t like candy at all. That candy must not be yours, it was given to you by some girl, right?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t remember, it really wasn¡¯t mine. Maybe someone slipped it to me while I wasn¡¯t looking.¡±


    ¡°Forget it, I don¡¯t care about this. Let¡¯s go home.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang stopped the taxi, and when he got in, he took Liang Xincheng¡¯s waist and let him lean on his shoulder. He lowered his head and rubbed his lips against the soft hair on his forehead: ¡°So you chose this line of work because of me too?¡±


    It wasn¡¯t that Xia Yuanhang was narcissistic, it was just that Liang Xincheng was too persistent. He simply couldn¡¯t imagine how Liang Xincheng had managed to survive these ten years, and what he thought of all the prejudice and indifference he had shown to him at the beginning. Would he be sad and disappointed when he heard the hurtful things he said to Ding Yao in the WeChat voice message?


    ¡°Well, actually, I didn¡¯t have much thought at the time. I just want to be closer to you, so I went to the set to look for opportunities since my freshman year. ¡±


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you go to film school?¡±


    ¡°How can I get in? It¡¯s impossible to get into film school without training, ba. It¡¯s not like I¡¯m a naturally talented actor like Teacher Xie.¡±


    ¡°Have you ever been bullied after that?¡±


    Liang Xincheng shook his head: ¡°After I started my second year of high school I started to grow taller and I could win fights. The class teacher at that time also was very nice and caring, no classmates bullied me anymore.¡±


    ¡°You said you used to be timid and had low self-esteem?¡±


    ¡°When I was studying, I was quite timid. When I went to university, I went to work on a film set and saw a lot of people of all kinds, so I grew out of it. I got thicker skin, I couldn¡¯t help it.¡±


    Xia Yuanhang thought back on why he was so prejudiced against Liang Xincheng in the first place. Apart from believing those rumors and misunderstanding his relationship with the company¡¯s president, he also felt that he was hypocritical and slutty because when he saw him being molested by the assistant director, he was still smiling. However, in fact, that was just Liang Xincheng¡¯s bowing down and forbearance in order to survive. His bottom line and persistence were always there.


    Liang Xincheng had experienced so many bad things, but he had never been stained by the so-called big dye vat. He had grown up and was strong, and his essence was still the good boy who sat on the back seat of the bicycle and carefully tugged him. Persistence and determination, the most valuable things that belonged to him, had never changed.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you ever tell me?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to put too much pressure on you; we¡¯re together because we want to be together. I don¡¯t want to make it seem like you owe me something. Those ten years are my own choice. You don¡¯t need to take it to heart.¡±


    ¡°Fool¡­¡±

 CH 45

    a few days after the lantern festival, xia yuanhang participated in an interview-style indoor variety show. this show had been running for many years and the host was very famous and dared to ask questions. he liked to improvise outside the script, not afraid of offending people. he knew how to cater to the audience¡¯s gossip mentality and specialized in digging out unknown private information about the guests on the show.


    before the recording, xia yuanhang had already prepared himself psychologically. xiang qiao helped him to review the script, but they both knew that it was useless; the host would improvise anytime on the spot, and xia yuanhang would offend people if he didn¡¯t answer.


    sure enough, the host focused on his family affairs from the beginning and asked about the dispute between him and xia xiangzhou. xia yuanhang really didn¡¯t want to talk about this topic, so he briefly told what happened. when asked if he would sever ties with his father, he calmly replied: ¡°i will do my duty under the law, but i won¡¯t fulfill any more of his unreasonable demands. there is nothing else to say, i have no grudge against him, just disappointment.¡±


    ¡°everyone knows what happened that time. thanks to liang xincheng who stood up and spoke for you, and released the monitoring, the truth of the matter was restored. do you have anything to say about this?¡±


    mentioning liang xincheng, the slightly tense expression on xia yuanhang¡¯s face obviously relaxed and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: ¡°yes, it is indeed thanks to him.¡±


    ¡°he seems to have helped you more than once? he was also the first one to come forward to help you in the fight on the film set, but that time, the cause of the incident was said to be you wanting to help him out?¡±


    ¡°actually, there is nothing to say about this matter. justice lies in the hearts of the people i guess. maybe i did handle it a bit roughly, causing a bad impact on the public and bringing some trouble to the crew, but i¡¯d still do it that way if i were to do it over again.¡±


    the host smiled meaningfully, ¡°after these two incidents, i think everyone should be very curious about the relationship between you and liang xincheng, ba. previously, the chat records of you and your friend were exposed, and it seemed to have said that you were actually not even ordinary friends?¡±


    xia yuanhang smiled helplessly, ¡°there were indeed some misunderstandings between him and i in the past¡­ the main reason is me; he is very nice. after getting in touch with him in depth you¡¯ll realize how good he really is, he¡¯s a very important person to me.¡±


    ¡°very important?¡±


    ¡°yes, he has helped me a lot, and changed me a lot. some bad things have become less important to care about because of him, he is really important to me.¡±


    xia yuanhang had already said this in a very ambiguous way, and the host saw fit to smile and change the topic to the next one.


    after that, they went on and on and on about a bunch of stuff, promoting their work in the meantime. the recording went on for more than two hours. towards the end of the recording, the host took a turn and suddenly asked about the scandal between him and yan mingxin, to which xia yuanhang calmly replied: ¡°i really have nothing to do with her. we are university classmates and have worked together in the filming and are a little more familiar, but there is no personal relationship. the studio has already issued a statement explaining this.¡±


    ¡°i¡¯ve seen the statement, but it seems that many people don¡¯t believe it. there are a lot of people on the internet who think that the two of you are a good match and they hope that you two¡¯s relationship will turn real1¼ÙÏ·Õæ×ö basically means do something seriously after starting it as a joke or what was make-believe turns out to be reality.¡±


    xia yuanhang shook his head helplessly: ¡°that¡¯s really impossible, i can only disappoint everyone.¡±


    but, the host did not let him off the hook: ¡°that doesn¡¯t sound credible. to prove your innocence you need a little bit of sincerity, why don¡¯t you take out your mobile phone and show everyone the call records. if there is no yan mingxin in any of the recent records, won¡¯t this rumor go away?¡±


    xia yuanhang smiled and sighed: ¡°does it have to be like this?¡±


    ¡°is it inconvenient?¡±


    ¡°alright, ba.¡±


    xia yuanhang¡¯s assistant brought his mobile phone up to the stage and the host reminded him with a smile: ¡°it has to be your personal mobile phone. i know a lot of artists have two mobile phones to contact them for work and private use, you don¡¯t want to fool everyone with your work number.¡±


    ¡°no.¡± xia yuanhang unlocked his mobile phone, opened the call logs and handed them directly to the host, without any trace of guilt. the first three entries in his call log were from liang xincheng, and the next few entries were from friends who were wishing each other good luck during the chinese new year; there was nothing people couldn¡¯t see.


    the host held up his mobile phone and showed it to the camera to show it to the audience, laughing and asking xia yuanhang: ¡°these first three calls are all to the same person, the note is a red heart, is it really not a girlfriend?¡±


    ¡°it really isn¡¯t,¡± the curve of xia yuanhang¡¯s mouth widened a little more, ¡°it¡¯s liang xincheng.¡±


    the host let out a gasp: ¡°so it seems like you guys are really close, but just to verify, is it okay if we make a phone call to him on the spot?¡±


    xia yuanhang nodded readily.


    the number was dialed quickly, and it was picked up after only one ring. liang xincheng¡¯s lazy voice came: ¡°the recording is over so soon? how long will it take to come back?¡±


    xia yuanhang coughed lowly and reminded him, ¡°not yet, still recording.¡±


    the host¡¯s smiling voice continued: ¡°is it xincheng? this is the recording site of ¡®the stars up close¡¯, and now i am connecting with you live. do you want to say hello to the audience in front of the screen?¡±


    ¡°hi everyone, i¡¯m liang xincheng¡­¡±


    the voice on the other end of the phone immediately became much clearer. liang xincheng responded almost instantly; after saying hello and exchanging pleasantries with the host, the host laughed and asked him: ¡°just now i saw that you were in the top three call records in yuanhang¡¯s mobile phone, and the note for you was even a heart, do you know that?¡±


    liang xincheng let out a light laugh, ¡°that¡¯s because of my name, ba2xin ÐÄ means heart. that¡¯s why it¡¯s like that, i guess.¡±


    ¡°as soon as you connected the phone just now, you asked yuanhang when he would be going back. do you live together?¡±


    ¡°en, we are neighbors. ¡°liang xincheng frankly admitted, not caring that the host¡¯s words set him up.


    ¡°so that¡¯s how it is¡­earlier yuanhang said that you are a very important person to him, what do you think?¡±


    ¡°i know, he¡¯s the same for me.¡±


    these kinds of words were already no less than confessing to each other, but they had said even more ambiguous and outrageous things in the past for the sake of cp business, so it really didn¡¯t matter at all just how many people would take it seriously after the show was broadcasted.


    the three-hour recording session finally came to an end, and after wrapping up the show, xia yuanhang got up and politely thanked the host, who smiled and asked him: ¡°you and liang xincheng are really together, aren¡¯t you? it¡¯s good.¡±


    xia yuanhang smiled, acquiescing it.


    on the way back to the car, xiang qiao asked xia yuanhang with some concern: ¡°have you really thought about it? are you going to come out too?¡±


    xia yuanhang looked at the wechat sent by liang xincheng in the screen of his mobile phone and the corner of his lips rose: ¡°qiao ge, there¡¯s no need for you to ask about this matter anymore, haven¡¯t you already agreed? just do as you said, slowly lay the groundwork and let nature take its course.¡±


    if it wasn¡¯t for this he wouldn¡¯t have agreed to take this schedule today, letting people dig into his privacy. sooner or later, his relationship with liang xincheng would have to be made public. they couldn¡¯t hide it for the rest of their lives. liang xincheng had already waited for him for ten years, and he didn¡¯t want to make him wait any longer.


    liang xincheng: ¡°why didn¡¯t you tell me beforehand that there would be a phone call? i wasn¡¯t prepared for it, it¡¯s really annoying. come back soon after you finish recording, we¡¯ll have hotpot tonight.¡±


    xia yuanhang: ¡°okay.¡±

 CH 46

    the episode of ¡®the stars up close¡¯ recorded with xia yuanhang was aired a week later on a friday night, which also happened to be his birthday.


    ¡°how did you celebrate your birthday before?¡±


    when preparing dinner, liang xincheng casually asked about xia yuanhang. xia yuanhang smiled: ¡°i haven¡¯t had one since i went to university, it¡¯s not much fun.¡±


    liang xincheng nodded, ¡°i will remember it for you every year.¡±


    ¡°remember for what?¡±


    ¡°just want to say happy birthday to you. unfortunately i never had the chance before.¡±


    xia yuanhang raised his hand and wrapped it around his waist: ¡°i¡¯ll make it up to you later.¡±


    ¡°who wants you to make up for it? hurry up and get out. you agreed to let me cook today, so don¡¯t bother me.¡±


    xia yuanhang, who was kicked out of the kitchen, smiled helplessly and went back to the living room.


    after a few minutes, he came back again with liang xincheng¡¯s cell phone in his hand: ¡°your manager is calling.¡±


    liang xincheng pursed his lips and signaled him to turn on the speakerphone. liu fan¡¯s loud voice rang out: ¡°did you know that the brand ambassador for the g brand has been decided to be wei xishuang? that kid is awesome, i don¡¯t know how he got the connection¡­¡±


    ¡°oh, i heard people talked about it two days ago.¡±


    ¡°you heard it, didn¡¯t you tell me earlier?¡±


    liang xincheng was busy chopping vegetables and casually answered him, ¡°i thought you¡¯d given up long ago, there wasn¡¯t much of a chance for anything in the first place.¡±


    the news that g brand wanted to find a young chinese brand ambassador had long spread in circles. liu fan worked very hard to win this opportunity for liang xincheng and liang xincheng tried to persuade him but it didn¡¯t work. he couldn¡¯t tell him that mei lin had approached him before, so he just kept trying, but of course his efforts were in vain.


    liu fan whined and complained, but liang xincheng said helplessly: ¡°liu ge, i¡¯m cooking. is there anything else?¡±


    ¡°you really¡­ forget it, i¡¯m too lazy to talk to you. xiao qian will pick you up at eight o¡¯clock tomorrow morning. pack your luggage and don¡¯t oversleep.¡±


    ¡°got it.¡±


    after hanging up the phone, xia yuanhang raised his eyebrows: ¡°wei xishuang becomes the g brand ambassador? who did you hear from?¡±


    ¡°ding yao,¡± liang xincheng shook his head in amusement. ¡°ding yao said that one of the top second-generation young masters in the circle has taken a liking to wei xishuang and is now chasing after him. the resources for the g brand are from this young master. there is even more gossip about the news that mei lin is the young master¡¯s father¡¯s mistress, so the young master did this on purpose, to please his sweetheart and to disgust mei lin. mei lin originally recommended someone else, but at the last moment, the young master intentionally intervened and replaced the person with wei xishuang.¡±


    xia yuanhang was speechless: ¡°luckily you didn¡¯t go and get involved¡­¡±


    ¡°how could i, ah. am i that kind of person?¡± liang xincheng rolled his eyes: ¡°mei lin is probably not going to be able to mix well in the circle in the future. ding yao said that that young master has put out words to screw her, her good days are considered to be over.¡±


    so what if you were the queen of the fashion industry? if you met someone who was truly rich and powerful, you would still be destined to be cannon fodder.


    ¡°then wei xishuang¡­?¡±


    liang xincheng shrugged: ¡°i don¡¯t know what he thinks, but no matter what, it¡¯s a personal choice. everyone has their own destiny1¸»¹óÔÚÌì: wealth and rank are matters of destiny, there is nothing to envy.¡±


    ¡°i don¡¯t envy him. what¡¯s the point of being jealous of others? who can have the good fortune that i do. i have baby, you personally make me a birthday party.¡±


    xia yuanhang laughed and reached out to hug liang xincheng, but he slapped his paw away: ¡°xia yuanhang, you¡¯re getting more and more slick. you can¡¯t be like this outside. get out, get out, i said i won¡¯t let you enter the kitchen.¡±


    ¡°i promise i won¡¯t, i only sweet talk to you¡­¡± before xia yuanhang could finish his mushy words, he was once again driven out of the kitchen.


    an hour later, four dishes and one soup were finally served.


    liang xincheng¡¯s cooking skills were far inferior to xia yuanhang¡¯s. after all, he had only been practicing almost every day since the past few months. but, it was the thought that counted, so xia yuanhang complimented him every time he tasted a bite. liang xincheng was so embarrassed by the compliment that his ears even turned red.


    ¡°you¡¯re so annoying. hurry up and eat, don¡¯t talk about such nonsense.¡±


    ¡°shy?¡± xia yuanhang deliberately teased him.


    ¡°shut up!¡±


    after dinner, ¡®the stars up close¡¯ started on time, and liang xincheng watched it very seriously. the show wasn¡¯t really that interesting, but just watching xia yuanhang chatting with people like this made him feel happy.


    ¡°are the people on the tv as good looking as me?¡±


    xia yuanhang reached out and rubbed the back of liang xincheng¡¯s neck, wanting him to turn his attention back to him. liang xincheng felt a little itchy and lay down sideways in xia yuanhang¡¯s arms. the television was showing xia yuanhang¡¯s ¡®confession¡¯ to him: ¡°at first, i thought you were saying this in a joking tone, but it turned out that you were saying it so seriously that you almost wrote the words ¡®i want to come out¡¯ on your head.¡±


    ¡°scared?¡± xia yuanhang lowered his head and brushed his lips on liang xincheng¡¯s forehead.


    ¡°what do i have to be afraid of? anyway, you said earlier that you will support me after i can¡¯t mix in the circle.¡±


    xia yuanhang laughed out loud: ¡°en, i will support you.¡±


    the show, which had been recorded for over three hours, was finished in less than an hour, and all the focus was on the relationship between the two of them. it didn¡¯t take much watching to guess what kind of storm would be created on the internet again.


    ¡°the two of them are really together, ba? in the past, they were selling rot openly, but now it¡¯s a real confession. it feels completely different.¡±


    xia yuanhang read out a post he had seen to liang xincheng, who let out a light laugh. liang xincheng turned over and sat face to face on xia yuanhang¡¯s lap, raising his hand to rub xia yuanhang¡¯s left earlobe, which was still a little red.


    xia yuanhang had his ears pierced a few days ago, and the swelling in his earlobe hadn¡¯t even gone down yet. liang xincheng leaned over, licked the tip of his tongue and clasped the earring in his hand, which was a diamond stud exactly like the one in his ear.


    ¡°your birthday present.¡±


    he whispered in xia yuanhang¡¯s ear, xia yuanhang turned his head and kissed him naturally.


    after a sticky, deep kiss, xia yuanhang smiled and asked him: ¡°is this what you gave me for my birthday? so uncreative?¡±


    ¡°it¡¯s the same as the one you gave me, to make a pair.¡±


    ¡°then why don¡¯t you take a picture for me?¡±


    liang xincheng, who was still sitting on his lap, raised his phone high and took a photo of xia yuanhang¡¯s headshot.


    he was so good-looking that even when he wasn¡¯t wearing makeup, there were no ugly photos no matter at what angle he took the photo, only the diamond earring on his left ear was particularly conspicuous.


    xia yuanhang posted the photo on weibo, then threw the phone casually to hug liang xincheng and exchange passionate kisses again. liang xincheng was soft in his arms and seemed to be in a lower mood than before.


    ¡°what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°tomorrow i¡¯m going to join the crew¡­¡±


    they had been together for months and they were finally going to start working again. tomorrow liang xincheng would go to the south to join a new crew, and in a few days xia yuanhang¡¯s new drama would also start shooting. this separation would take at least three to four months.


    xia yuanhang was also reluctant, but there was nothing he could do about it: ¡°i¡¯ll visit the set when i¡¯m free, you can shoot the movie at ease.¡±


    ¡°en¡­¡± liang xincheng responded in a muffled voice: ¡°don¡¯t mess around with the new crew, i will ask teacher xie to watch over you.¡±


    ¡°don¡¯t wrong me, when did i mess with flowers and grass?¡± xia yuanhang didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry.


    liang xincheng¡¯s fingers circled around his chest: ¡°you know in your heart, anyway, don¡¯t make a second yan mingxin.¡±


    ¡°i¡¯ve even ¡®confessed¡¯ to you in front of the camera in a high profile, how dare i.¡±


    xia yuanhang pressed up to kiss him again, and liang xincheng finally smiled, responding to his kiss with a whimper.


    in fact, he had hundred percent confidence in xia yuanhang; saying this was just him deliberately acting coquettish with xia yuanhang. the person he had loved for ten years, no one knew better than him. xia yuanhang was worthy of his love, his ten years was not stubbornness, it was simply worth it.

 CH 47

    after the beginning of spring, liang xincheng and xia yuanhang joined the new drama crew one after another; one went to the south and the other stayed in beijing.


    after that, they were separated for several months and could only communicate with each other through wechat and video calls every night. fortunately, they were both passionate about their work. even if they couldn¡¯t see each other, as long as they thought about it, they didn¡¯t find it difficult to work hard for the common goal of two people.


    the premiere of ¡®the drunken golden tomb¡¯ was held in nanjing in mid-may. this was liang xincheng¡¯s first major film, so he himself had high expectations, having already won a golden award for supporting actor. although the best actor award was not expected anytime soon, the box office results were still worth looking forward to.


    xia yuanhang was unable to come to nanjing in person for the premiere so he chose another way to support liang xincheng.


    on the first night of the nationwide release of ¡®the drunken golden tomb¡¯, lan fengqing posted the ticket stubs on her weibo account, respectively mentioning xia yuanhang and liang xincheng: ¡°thank you xiao xia @xia yuanhang for booking the cinema and inviting everyone to see ¡®the drunken golden tomb¡¯. xincheng @liangxincheng gave a great performance and brought the role of young master lin to life, it was truly amazing. if you haven¡¯t seen it yet, go and see it, it¡¯s definitely worth the ticket price.¡±


    this weibo post, unsurprisingly, sent many fans and watchers into a frenzy again. liang xincheng himself was surprised and called xia yuanhang: ¡°you booked a cinema for my movie?¡±


    ¡°well, i invited some friends to watch it. they all said you acted very well.¡±


    ¡°i saw the weibo post from lan-jie¡­¡±


    ¡°yeah, she said you were great; your idol was full of praise for you.¡±


    liang xincheng blushed at his compliment, ¡°so what do you think?¡±


    ¡°of course i think you¡¯re the best, baby. you played the part really well. this role is perfect for you. it¡¯s a good thing i didn¡¯t compete with you in the first place, you¡¯re the only one who can bring this role to life.¡±


    ¡°you can really speak beautiful words.¡±


    ¡°i¡¯m telling the truth.¡±


    ¡°okay, i know, stop bragging, it¡¯s embarrassing.¡±


    xia yuanhang laughed and didn¡¯t tease him any more, and instead changed the subject. but he really meant what he said. although liang xincheng did not come from a professional acting background like him, he had always worked hard and was constantly improving his acting skills, looking for a style that suited him. he also put his heart and soul into each of his works. he deserved all these compliments, and he deserved better.


    at the end of may, xia yuanhang took a day off from work and went to liang xincheng¡¯s company with the materials he had prepared.


    after waiting for more than half an hour, he finally saw yu mingxiu in the chairman¡¯s office. the secretary brought in coffee and yu mingxiu gestured for him to sit down: ¡°i¡¯m sorry, something came up just now. sorry to keep you waiting for a while.¡±


    ¡°it doesn¡¯t matter, i came early and disturbed president yu.¡±


    yu mingxiu¡¯s mouth held a smile as he lazily leaned back into his seat: ¡°you came here especially to look for me, could it be that you plan to jump ship and come to my place? i remember that you have already opened your own studio, right?¡±


    ¡°president yu, you¡¯re joking. i came to see you today because i have a project in hand and i want to ask if you are interested in investing in it?¡±


    he handed the folder in his hand to yu mingxiu. inside was the proposed project plan for the filming of little er bao¡¯s miracle and fantasy world: ¡°the original author of this novel is lan fengqing-jie, i think you should have heard of her; she has sold several popular ips. this is one of her earliest works, and she is now interested in bringing it to the screen. i personally love this work, i wonder if you are interested? the details are in the project book.¡±


    yu mingxiu flipped through the pages and raised an eyebrow: ¡°a proposed investment of 250 million yuan?1approximately $34.3m this kind of film requires so much money?¡±


    ¡°lan-jie attaches great importance to this work and those fantasy scenes in the original would indeed require a considerable amount of money to recreate them perfectly. we plan to hire a hollywood post-production team.¡±


    ¡°since when did you switch to being a producer?¡±


    xia yuanhang explained with a smile: ¡°no, this project will be coordinated by lan-jie herself. i will also invest a part of it, it¡¯s me making my shot at it, but for now i really have limited funds on hand. that¡¯s why i thought of asking if you are interested in it, president yu.¡±


    ¡°why me?¡±


    ¡°because the lead actor in the film is liang xincheng, and xincheng says that you are the one who discovered him. this is the work he has always wanted to do, so that¡¯s why i thought of you first.¡±


    yu mingxiu raised his eyebrows, ¡°you invested in the film so that liang xincheng could film it? if i remember correctly, he seems to be a contracted artist of my company, right? are you trying to poach me?¡±


    ¡°you misunderstand me, president yu. i don¡¯t mean anything else. it¡¯s just because xincheng has always loved this novel and has told me many times that he wants it to be filmed, so i want to help him realize his wish.¡±


    yu mingxiu smiled and shook his head: ¡°i really didn¡¯t expect you to do it for him. but to be honest this project was handed to me a few years ago and i didn¡¯t see anything worth developing in it, let alone the fact that you opened your mouth and said you wanted to invest over 200 million.¡±


    ¡°i know you may think the theme is outdated and you don¡¯t see any commercial potential, but i personally think this kind of fantasy story has a good audience base. and it has a very inspirational plot suitable for the student market. as long as it¡¯s well made and not shoddy to fool the audience, the fantasy elements in it are actually quite eye-catching and may not be worse than those hollywood blockbusters.¡±


    xia yuanhang said after a pause and handed another piece of information to yu mingxiu: ¡°this is the financial statement of my studio from its establishment last year to now. if you have any concerns, i can sign an agreement with you to guarantee that you will be reimbursed 500 million after the film is released. if the box office does not reach the expected target, i will use all the studio¡¯s earnings for the next five years to repay you with interest.¡±


    yu mingxiu was slightly taken aback. ¡°are you betting against me? do you know what will happen if you lose the bet? you would¡¯ve to sell yourself to me for five years, and then everything would be beyond your control. you¡¯ll have to do whatever that makes money and you¡¯ll have to do all kinds of bad movies and money-making variety shows to pay back the money. your future will basically be over after that.¡±


    ¡°i know,¡± xia yuanhang said firmly, ¡°i¡¯m very clear about the consequences of the bet. i dare to come and talk to you because i really have confidence in this project, but if i lose the bet, i¡¯ll accept it. i only have one request, this doesn¡¯t need to involve liang xincheng, it¡¯s just an agreement between me and you. he is a contracted artist of your company, so i don¡¯t want this to have any bad effects on his future development.¡±


    ¡°i really didn¡¯t see that you are the infatuated type of person.¡±


    after yu mingxiu was surprised, he seemed to be a little emotional, but he didn¡¯t immediately express his willingness to invest. the door of the lounge next to him was pulled open from the outside and the man who came out was xia yuanhang¡¯s original boss, du shen.


    xia yuanhang was not surprised to see du shen in this place and greeted him calmly. du shen nodded, walked to the table and casually flipped through a few pages of the proposal and asked xia yuanhang: ¡°you want to find someone to invest in the project, why don¡¯t you come to me? anyway, you was in shengxing for five years,ba.¡±


    yu mingxiu smilingly shook du shen¡¯s hand: ¡°what? are you interested in this project? you want to steal business from me?¡±


    du shen drew out his hand and gave him a vague glare as xia yuanhang explained: ¡°because xincheng belongs to president yu¡¯s company, i came to find president yu. of course, if president du is willing to invest, it¡¯s fine with me.¡±


    ¡°have you decided on a director? and what are you going to do about the post-production distribution?¡±


    ¡°lan-jie will personally invite the director, it¡¯s a friend of hers, she trusts the other party. as for the future distribution,¡± xia yuanhang smiled cheekily, ¡°if you¡¯re willing to invest, i¡¯m sure it won¡¯t be difficult for you to help take care of the cinemas, right?¡±


    yu mingxiu gave a ¡®tsk¡¯ sound: ¡°your calculation is very good, you not only want us to pay, but also plan to ask us to contribute.¡±


    ¡°but this deal is a sure bet for you and president du, so why should you refuse?¡±


    ¡°i¡¯ll discuss it with mingxiu and get back to you in a few days,¡± du shen raised his eyes to xia yuanhang, ¡°but are you really willing to go this far for liang xincheng? at the risk of gambling your own future?¡±


    ¡°if i lose the bet, i can start all over again. it¡¯s only five years, i can afford the delay.¡±


    he was not afraid of losing; as long as liang xincheng could make the film he wanted to make and his future would be bright, he could gamble on it for five years. besides, he didn¡¯t think he would lose, he had confidence in this production, and even more so in liang xincheng; he could definitely win.

 CH 48

    in the first month of its release, ¡®the drunken golden tomb¡¯ had grossed 1.5 billion yuan1$205,738,800 at the box office, exceeding the expectations of its investors. after receiving the award, liang xincheng finally had a beautiful box office performance. he was already the best among his peers and his net worth had multiplied over time.


    in mid-june, he went back to beijing for a celebration party and at the same time, to sort out his next work schedule.


    during this period of time, liu fan was so happy that he could not close his mouth that was grinning from ear to ear every day. all sorts of good scripts and resources came to him, and he was almost spoilt for choices but the one that finally reached liang xincheng was ¡®little er bao¡¯s miracle and fantasy world¡¯, which in liu fan¡¯s opinion was an unpopular work and really had a little potential. this was the intention of the company¡¯s boss. liu fan didn¡¯t quite understand it at first, but when he found out about xia yuanhang¡¯s role in it, he understood everything.


    the relationship between liang xincheng and xia yuanhang was well known to liu fan, but since the big boss didn¡¯t stop him, he wasn¡¯t going to be the villain. anyway liang xincheng was now popular and had all the awards in hand. even if he really came out, the impact would not be too great, so he was not going to do anything to avoid getting into trouble with liang xincheng.


    not to mention, xia yuanhang was willing to gamble with yu mingxiu with his own future for the sake of liang xincheng. this made liu fan even very emotional and impressed.


    liang xincheng, who had been buried in the drama set filming, knew nothing about this. it wasn¡¯t until he came back this time and got the book ¡®little er bao¡¯s miracle and fantasy world¡¯ that he found out from liu fan what xia yuanhang had done during this period of time. there was a long silence before he smiled: ¡°since it¡¯s yuanhang¡¯s wish, then i have to act well. i¡¯ll be on the set next month, right? i got it, i¡¯m all okay.¡±


    liang xincheng returned to beijing so xia yuanhang also asked for leave from the crew to go home.


    they had been apart for nearly four months since february, and had only met twice in between, both times in a hurry. they had not been able to find time for the promised set visits


    when xia yuanhang arrived home, liang xincheng had just come out of the shower. as soon as they opened the door, they embraced each other and exchanged a deep kiss. after the kiss, liang xincheng raised his hand to caress xia yuanhang¡¯s thin face and murmured softly: ¡°why have you lost so much weight?¡±


    ¡°it¡¯s nothing, i¡¯ve been rushing to work for a while. the filming will be finished this week, so i¡¯ll be fine when i¡¯m free.¡±


    he had been working hard day and night during this period of time, and it was indeed very hard. liang xincheng looked a little heartbroken and hooked his neck to kiss him again.


    it had taken so long to see each other and they both had a lot to say to each other. after having a lover¡¯s prattle for half a day, liang xincheng brought up the matter of film investment: ¡°how come you didn¡¯t even discuss this with me beforehand and made the decision on your own?¡±


    xia yuanhang smiled and touched his cheek: ¡°i wanted to give you a surprise.¡±


    ¡°it¡¯s almost like a shock. you bet 500 million against yu mingxiu? are you out of your mind? can this kind of film bring in 500 million at the box office? and that doesn¡¯t even include the distribution and cinema share. do you know how many billions you need to get get at the box office so you won¡¯t lose?¡± liang xincheng was getting more and more anxious as he spoke. he could still laugh in front of liu fan, but with xia yuanhang he was really only full of worries.


    ¡°i know. before going to yu mingxiu i have repeatedly calculated this account, there is still a chance. i have confidence in this project. you just have to play your role well, and leave the rest to me.¡±


    ¡°why would i want you to do that? i¡¯m the one who wants to do the film, why are you trying to steal it from me? even if i have to sign a betting agreement with someone, can¡¯t i sign it myself? why do i need you to get involved? why can¡¯t we wait a few more years and invest ourselves when we have enough money? why do we have to beg others in a hurry?¡±


    liang xincheng¡¯s eyes were red, and xia yuanhang took him into his arms, patting his back soothingly: ¡°don¡¯t you still want to buy a big house? how long will you have to save up? ¡­maybe i¡¯m like my father at heart, i always want to gamble when i have the chance, but i promise you, this is the only time i did it, okay?¡±


    ¡°what if you lose the bet?¡±


    xia yuanhang smiled indifferently: ¡°if i lose, i¡¯ll just be selling my body for five years to pay off my debts, i¡¯ll just have to work a little harder.¡±


    how could it be just ¡®a little harder¡¯. the result of selling oneself to pay off a debt was simply self-destructive. liang xincheng had never been in favor of doing desperate things, but when faced with xia yuanhang¡¯s questioning, he couldn¡¯t say anything else. he knew that xia yuanhang was doing this for his own sake and that it was redundant to say anything else after the wood was already made into a boat.2chinese idiom: ľÒѳÉÖÛ[m¨´ y¨« ch¨¦n¨À zh¨­u] (lit. the wood is already made into a boat) ¡ªwhat is done cannot be undone he could only do as xia yuanhang said, put his heart into the play and try not to let him lose.


    liang xincheng¡¯s heart was sore and soft. he closed his eyes and buried his head in xia yuanhang¡¯s shoulder, not wanting to let the tears flow out.


    xia yuanhang rubbed his hair and softly comforted him: ¡°don¡¯t be so pessimistic. the day i went to see yu mingxiu, du shen was also there, and shengxing was also involved in this matter. when the time comes, we¡¯ll ask ding yao to play a role, and you can ask him to bring in xie qinfeng for a cameo as well. so, are you still worried that there is no publicity?¡±


    in xia yuanhang¡¯s opinion, apart from the main character, there were many other characters with distinctive personalities in the production of little er bao, so it was possible to invite more guest celebrities who had a lot of buzz, depending on the contacts they have built up over the years.


    of course, the most important thing was the quality of the work itself, which he would personally check, and with lan fengqing around, she definitely wouldn¡¯t want her hard work to be causally trashed.


    liang xincheng sniffled: ¡°you¡¯ve done all this for me, i don¡¯t even know how to repay you properly.¡±


    ¡°then make a promise with your body?¡±3ÒÔÉíÏàÐí can also mean pledge to marry someone


    xia yuanhang fished out a dark blue velvet box from the drawer under the coffee table. liang xincheng immediately understood what it was and instantly tensed up as xia yuanhang slowly opened the box and explained in a low voice: ¡°these two rings were custom-made by someone abroad. they are specially designed styles. i waited in line for more than half a year and only received them a few days ago. take a look.¡±


    liang xincheng bit his lip. those were indeed two very beautiful diamond rings. the openwork design was unique, they could be clasped together with each other; there was me in you, and you in me.


    ¡°are you proposing to me?¡±


    ¡°en, i¡¯m proposing to you, do you say yes?¡±


    after a few seconds of silence liang xincheng held out his hand: ¡°then you can put it on for me, for the sake of the 500 million yuan dowry that you bet on.¡±


    xia yuanhang smiled, took his left ring finger and solemnly helped him put the ring on.


    the ring fit so well. liang xincheng raised his hand to take a closer look, his eyes seemed to redden a little more, and the curve of his lips rose even more: ¡°it¡¯s so pretty.¡±


    he helped xia yuanhang put the other one on as well before taking a picture of the two of them holding hands together and sending it to liu fan: ¡°get ready to help me with public relations.¡±


    then he dropped the phone and smiled, burrowing into xia yuanhang¡¯s arms, hugging his waist and kept giggling.


    xia yuanhang was also happy: ¡°when are we going to get our certificate?¡±


    ¡°anytime.¡±


    ¡°then let¡¯s wait until after you¡¯ve finished this drama.¡±


    to get the certificate, they had to go to the place of their household registration. xia yuanhang thought that when liang xincheng¡¯s work was over, then they would go back to their hometown together and get the certificate. it was less than half a month away anyway.


    liang xincheng lay softly on xia yuanhang¡¯s body, unable to stop thinking about the future: ¡°if little er bao¡¯s box office really blows up, won¡¯t we be able to buy a house right away?¡±


    ¡°well, weren¡¯t you worried about the loss just now?¡±


    liang xincheng laughed: ¡°you said it, don¡¯t be too pessimistic, there is a chance.¡±


    he had already figured out that it was useless to worry about it now. he only needed to do his best and listen to god¡¯s fate. even if you really lost, the big deal was that he and xia yuanhang would have to pay the debt together. they were getting married, they should have one heart and one mind. it was no big deal.

 CH 49

    the day after the new film was finished, xia yuanhang packed his luggage and went to the airport alone. after sitting down in the waiting room, he received a video link from his assistant, reminding him that it was an exclusive interview with liang xincheng.


    xia yuanhang unconsciously touched the ring on his ring finger and clicked on the link. it was an exclusive interview with a video website that liang xincheng had accepted in passing when he returned for a celebration party a few days ago.


    ¡°the female lead in ¡®the drunken golden tomb¡¯ is gu rong, this must be your first time playing a sister and brother, right? do you think a mature older sister type like gu rong is suitable for you? will this drama have an impact on your realistic view of choosing a partner?¡±


    liang xincheng in the video listened quietly to the reporter¡¯s question and smiled slightly: ¡°actually, my view on choosing a partner has never changed. i¡¯ve liked that person since i was fifteen and i still like them now. i¡¯m very stubborn in this regard and won¡¯t change easily.¡±


    ¡°someone you¡¯ve liked since you were fifteen? is it your first love?¡±


    ¡°yes, it was my first and only love. he has a great influence on me, the goal i have been pursuing all along. it¡¯s because of him that i chose to get into this circle and i was able to grit my teeth and persevere through the most difficult times.¡±


    the reporter¡¯s voice became obviously excited: ¡°so the person you like is actually your colleague? so you¡¯re together now? does she1in mandarin, both she and he are pronounced as ta, but with different characters. she (Ëý) and he (Ëû). so lxc use ¡®Ëû¡¯ and the reporter thought it¡¯s a she know about it?¡±


    liang xincheng smiled and nodded, his clear eyes looking tenderly into the camera and into xia yuanhang¡¯s heart: ¡°we¡¯re together, will always be together.¡±


    xia yuanhang was in a daze for a moment until his assistant sent another message to remind him that the video had gone viral on the internet and fans were going crazy. there were all kinds of speculations, but liang xincheng had not responded yet.


    xia yuanhang lowered his eyes and chuckled silently. in fact, in liang xincheng¡¯s interview video, he did not explicitly say who the love interest was, or even that the other party was also a man, but the majority of opinions on the internet pointed to him, so he was actually quite happy.


    the boarding announcement had already been made, so he sent a text message to liang xincheng, ¡®i¡¯m boarding, i¡¯ll be there in three hours, see you later¡¯, and stood up.


    it was eight in the evening when he arrived at his destination and liang xincheng¡¯s assistant xiao qian came to pick him up: ¡°he¡¯s still shooting the night scene, so you can wait for him at the hotel first.¡±


    xia yuanhang nodded, and stopped by to buy some supper to take to the hotel.


    liang xincheng didn¡¯t come back until half past ten. as soon as he entered the door, he threw himself into xia yuanhang¡¯s arms without even removing his makeup first: ¡°i thought you wouldn¡¯t be able to come until tomorrow¡­¡±


    ¡°i couldn¡¯t wait,¡± xia yuanhang smiled and bowed his head to kiss him, ¡°i¡¯m done shooting my scene, so i¡¯ll be here with you from now on.¡±


    liang xincheng squinted his eyes and smiled happily.


    he had a little more than half a month to go before his new movie was finished. after that night, xia yuanhang really stayed behind, doing nothing all day and not even bothering liang xincheng on set, only staying in the hotel and waiting for him.


    liang xincheng¡¯s role was so important that he would not return until late every night, and he would be so tired that he would fall asleep in bed. they couldn¡¯t do anything else, but the half an hour they spent talking and exchanging kisses every night before going to bed was enough to satisfy them.


    liang xincheng¡¯s team had never responded to the public about the relationship. he himself was isolated from the world while filming on the set, while liu fan was too lazy to deal with the annoying media reporters. this was the response they had agreed on early on; no response, no avoidance, just let things happen and let the public get used to it.


    at the end of june, all of liang xincheng¡¯s scenes were finally wrapped up. the day after he attended the closing party, he sent his assistant and his staff back to beijing first, while he and xia yuanhang drove back to their hometown hundreds of kilometers away.


    it was a small city in the south. since going to university in beijing, liang xincheng had not stayed in this city for long, except for occasionally returning to pay respects to his parents. although this place did not leave him with many good memories, it nurtured his initial, most youthful and naive love for xia yuanhang, which was also the most inseparable softness in his heart.


    xia yuanhang also didn¡¯t have many relatives staying in his hometown, especially since he hadn¡¯t been back for several years after his grandparents passed away. this time they came here just to get a marriage certificate.


    it was noon when they arrived, so they found a small, quiet restaurant to fill their stomachs. it was still early, so xia yuanhang drove around the road and before he knew it, he drove to the gate of the middle school where they were studying.


    the car was parked across the road. they didn¡¯t dare to get out for fear of being recognized. liang xincheng leaned over the car window and looked out, sighing with emotion: ¡°it¡¯s been so many years, but this place hasn¡¯t changed at all. those students are still wearing the same uniforms as when we were there.¡±


    xia yuanhang asked him softly: ¡°what were you like at that time?¡±


    the corner of liang xincheng¡¯s mouth curled slightly: ¡°didn¡¯t you see me before?¡±


    ¡°only that one time. have you always been like that at school?¡±


    ¡°just not talkative and withdrawn. after i went to high school, i had a lot of fun peeping on you every day. you were so brave. you were in your third year of high school and you played basketball all day. i just hid and watched you every day.¡± liang xincheng replied casually to him. what was once a difficult past to talk about now seemed to be something he could comfortably talk and laugh about.


    xia yuanhang held his hand in distress, regretting why he hadn¡¯t noticed the pair of eyes behind him that had been silently watching him. it was a pity they had wasted so many years.


    ¡°was it hard?¡±


    ¡°it¡¯s nothing really. it¡¯s kind of fun to have a crush on someone. you¡¯ll never get to experience it in your lifetime.¡±


    xia yuanhang squeezed his hand tightly and didn¡¯t ask any more questions. after looking at the time, he restarted the car.


    it was an ordinary working day and not an auspicious day, so the small local marriage registry office was very empty. there were only a few idle staff and two other couples in the process of getting their certificates. they walked hand in hand, went to the self-service counter to get the application form and found a corner and sat down, carefully studying the contents of the form.


    liang xincheng was looking at the form very carefully, while xia yuanhang casually skimmed through it and then turned his attention to liang xincheng, leaning sideways on the edge of the table to watch him with an intent and tender look on his face.


    ¡°why are you looking at me?¡± liang xincheng raised his eyes and looked at him suspiciously, reminding in a small voice, ¡°you hurry up and fill it out.¡±


    xia yuanhang smiled: ¡°looking at you who is so good looking. there is no hurry, and you have good handwriting, so you can help me fill it out when you are done.¡±


    ¡°why are you like this.¡± liang xincheng complained, but the smile floating at the corners of his lips couldn¡¯t be hidden.


    xia yuanhang leaned close to him and murmured in a low voice: ¡°baby, please help me.¡±


    liang xincheng smiled and lifted his hand to flick him on the forehead: ¡°you¡¯re annoying as hell.¡±


    half an hour later, after the two forms had been filled up and double-checked, there were more people coming to register. some people had already recognised them and were whispering about them. the two of them were very unperturbed and calmly got up and queued in front of the counter, submitting their application forms to the staff, together with their pre-prepared household documents and identity cards.


    the staff looked at them twice and checked the information correctly, before entering it into the computer. after the official stamp was sealed, the staff handed them the two marriage certificates: ¡°congratulations.¡±


    liang xincheng took it with both hands and smiled slightly, ¡°thank you.¡±

 CH 50

    the news that liang xincheng and xia yuanhang had received their marriage certificate in their hometown hit the headlines half an hour after they left the marriage registry office. the two photos taken by passers-by also were frantically posted by various media outlets.


    in the first picture, liang xincheng filled out the form carefully with a pen in his hand. although only his profile was visible, the upturned corner of his mouth could not conceal his good mood, while xia yuanhang turned sideways, looking at him with a gentle smile in his eyes. in the second picture, they were laughing like no one was watching and the picture was frozen at the moment when liang xincheng raised his hand to flick xia yuanhang¡¯s forehead.


    when liang xincheng received a call from liu fan, he realized that the news of their marriage had been revealed right after they got their license. the speed was faster than they expected, but it was not unexpected. and at this point, it would be unreasonable for them to not respond to it.


    luckily, both their teams were prepared and didn¡¯t have their hands full, having started their public relations at the first opportunity.


    ¡°let me post a weibo about it and you forwarded it?¡±


    xia yuanhang naturally had no problem with liang xincheng¡¯s proposal. since it had already been photographed, it would be better to admit it quickly to avoid further speculation.


    liang xincheng simply typed a weibo post and clicked send: ¡°we are indeed married, thank you all for your concern [laughs].¡±


    xia yuanhang quickly forwarded it, with only the same weibo emoji.


    there was no need to say more, that was enough.


    liang xincheng refreshed weibo after a while to look at the comments. perhaps it was because xie qinfeng and ding yao¡¯s incident had made coming out in public no longer interesting to the public, or perhaps it was because the two of them had paved the way long enough before, that not many people were surprised, and even the fans were calm. those who could accept it gave their blessing, while those who couldn¡¯t left in silence. this was the best way, anyway.


    ¡°look at the first hot comment, it says we are both married, but why don¡¯t we follow each other. why is everyone¡¯s attention so strange?¡±


    liang xincheng said while laughing and xia yuanhang, who was driving, said helplessly: ¡°gotta have some fun, whatever.¡±


    ¡°that¡¯s enough to satisfy them.¡±


    after following each other, they stopped paying attention to online public opinion. liang xincheng quit weibo, and new text messages kept popping up, all of them asking for confirmation and blessings. he replied one by one, no matter if they were familiar or not. every polite word wishing him and xia yuanhang a hundred years of happiness was very pleasing to him.


    ¡°i didn¡¯t expect you to get the certificate so soon. fortunately, i had the good sense to back out of it early. congratulations, remember to invite me to the wedding, i¡¯ll be there.¡±


    while waiting for the traffic light, xia yuanhang glanced at liang xincheng¡¯s mobile phone screen and saw this message from wei xishuang. he chuckled: ¡°this kid is quite thick-skinned.¡±


    liang xincheng smiled and asked him: ¡°are we having a wedding? quite a few people are asking.¡±


    ¡°whatever you want. if you want to do it, we will do it.¡±


    liang xincheng tapped on his chin and thought about it for a while: ¡°forget it, there¡¯s no point. let¡¯s take some time off after the next filming and go out together?¡±


    instead of wasting money on a big event to add to the gossip, the two of them should go away and enjoy the world as a couple. anyway, marriage had always been just a matter of two people.


    ¡°okay.¡±


    for xia yuanhang, anything would be fine with him, as long as liang xincheng was happy.


    liang xincheng was indeed very happy. he didn¡¯t expect that even his boss yu mingxiu had sent him his blessing, and even gave him a big seven-digit red packet. this made liang xincheng, a financial fan, extremely satisfied.


    after only a week of rest in beijing, liang xincheng went back to the set to shoot ¡®little er bao¡¯s miracle and fantasy world¡¯. the filming cycle for this movie was half a year, with several locations at home and abroad, and xia yuanhang was with the team throughout. although he only had a small role in which he appeared for an estimated five minutes.


    this matter was the result of their discussion. they had just gotten married, so they really didn¡¯t want to live apart for a long time. not to mention the fact that xia yuanhang had put up 500 million in debt for this movie, so he really didn¡¯t feel comfortable not being with the team to supervise the whole shooting production. moreover, xia yuanhang had some other ideas about his career plan. if he could make the first bucket of money this time, he might be able to be his own boss and make investments in the future. not only would his acting career not be interrupted, he could also try something else.


    the project of xiao er bao had been progressing smoothly from the very beginning. the director was an old friend invited by lan fengqing. although he was not well-known, he had his own personal style of filming, which was quite fantastical and romantic. perhaps this was why he and lan fengqing became friends. after watching some of his previous works, xia yuanhang also felt very satisfied and let go of most of his heart.


    in addition to the main actor liang xincheng, ding yao, who had already worked with him once, also joined. he even asked for it on his own initiative. after hearing about xia yuanhang¡¯s great achievement of betting 500 million yuan with his aunt and uncle1yu mingxiu is probably his ¡®aunt¡¯ to help liang xincheng with the film, he stayed up late to read the original novel. the next day, he came to liang xincheng and said that he didn¡¯t want to be paid a penny for the film, but only wanted to be given a role. this was exactly what xia yuanhang wanted. without saying a word, he recruited him, and with a few words of persuasion, ding yao went back to xie qinfeng and blew on his pillow, and as they had hoped, xie qinfeng nodded and agreed to come and make a guest appearance.


    on top of that, there was also wei xishuang, who came to visit the set one day on a whim, and after watching the shooting for a while, he jumped at the chance to play a part as a 3,800-line actor and volunteered to make a cameo. with the friendship of these people, at least they got enough buzz for the early stage of production.


    liang xincheng was very dedicated; he didn¡¯t want to disappoint his favorite works and roles, let alone xia yuanhang¡¯s 500 million yuan. he took out a two hundred percent serious work attitude, meticulously treating every scene and every subplot, flipping through the script book over and over again until it was worn out. every night before going to bed, he had to drag xia yuanhang to help him go through the scenes he was going to shoot tomorrow to the point he even read the lines in his sleep talk.


    xia yuanhang was often worried that he was working too hard, so he constantly gave him personal advice and took care of him in every way. sometimes liang xincheng would have the misconception that he had married a wife or that he had found himself a mother. of course, xia yuanhang¡¯s constant care and concern was actually very much appreciated by him.


    in the past, liang xincheng always felt that good luck was never willing to favor him, but now he finally knew that he had always been the luckiest one.


    although he still had many more thoughts; wanting to buy a big house, and wanting to win the best actor award, but all these things that once seemed out of reach were no longer complete extravagant hopes. as long as he worked hard, he would have them all one day.


    at the worst possible time he met xia yuanhang and there was light in his life, and everything had been there ever since.


    t/n: and this is the end of the main story! but worry not, there are another four extras coming up. daily update as usual!

 CH 51

    ding yao was only four or five years old when he first met xie qinfeng. when he was young, his parents were busy working all over the world so he was basically brought up by his grandfather. at that time, his grandfather was still the head of shengxing and the old man was so passionate about his career that he used to sneak around the various film sets and keep an eye on them personally. sometimes he would bring ding yao with him as a child, and that was when he met xie qinfeng.


    xie qinfeng was a child actor. his grandfather was a veteran artist, a close friend of ding yao¡¯s grandfather, while his parents were also highly regarded actors at the time. he was only a few months old when he first appeared in front of the camera in a commercial for baby milk powder. he was already famous at a young age and being in this circle, he was just like a fish in the water.


    that summer, at the age of twelve, xie qinfeng was filming a costume drama on the outskirts of beijing. he played the childhood and youth version of the leading role and the scene took more than two months to shoot. ding yao had been attached to this brother since he first met him and received a lollipop from him. almost every day, he had to ask the family driver to bring him to the set to play with his xie-ge. at that time, xie qinfeng, who already looked like a young adult, did not think that there was anything fun about playing with a baby doll like ding yao.


    but ding yao was a very pestering and a coquettish kid. he was naturally pleasing in nature; he had a round face, big eyes and a little dimple when he smiled. no one on the set didn¡¯t like him, especially when they found out that he was the grandson of the president of shengxing.


    xie qinfeng was so annoyed that he lost his temper before slowly accepting this little friend, allowing him to follow him around like a follower, watching cartoons and playing house with him when he wasn¡¯t filming, as well as acting as a nanny without complaining.


    from the age of five to sixteen, ding yao had grown from a kindergarten child to a young man in his prime, and xie qinfeng had long since established himself in the industry, winning the highly prestigious film award on his own merit. the only thing that remained the same was their relationship, which remained as close as ever.


    xie qinfeng was studying and filming at the same time. because of his special status, he didn¡¯t make many friends of the same age in school. only ding yao, his younger brother who was seven or eight years younger, was his only playmate. from the beginning, it was the little milky boy who clung to him, but as the older xie qinfeng grew, the more he felt that he was the one who could not do without ding yao.


    ding yao was innocent, straightforward and enthusiastic. xie qinfeng doted on him and protected him, wanting to give him the best of all worlds, but the only thing he dared not tell him was his gradually deteriorating feelings for him.


    when ding yao was sixteen, his parents sent him abroad to study at university. he was reluctant. he had never been away from home since he was a child, so when he suddenly had to go to a foreign country to study, he was instinctively reluctant. not to mention that he would not be able to see his xie-ge if he went abroad. he quarreled with his family several times, but no one could convince him. in the end, xie qinfeng came to persuade him: ¡°you better go and study outside, auntie and uncle are doing it for your own good, don¡¯t be capricious.¡±


    that was the first time ding yao quarreled with xie qinfeng, and after that the cold war began. xie qinfeng did not lower his posture to coax him when he was upset, as he had done every time before, and instead insisted that he should go abroad. later on, ding yao boarded the plane in a fit of anger. even when xie qinfeng went to the airport to see him off, he didn¡¯t even say a word to him.


    xie qinfeng felt uncomfortable, but he had to do this. ding yao was only sixteen years old, he had not yet seen the outside world. how could he bear to keep him trapped by his side? those unspeakable thoughts were about to disappear, he did not dare or want to let ding yao know.


    four years was not a long time, not a short time either, and ding yao¡¯s temperament had long since disappeared. after two months abroad, he took the initiative to call xie qinfeng and reconcile with him. they remained close after that, but he could no longer pester xie qinfeng all the time, as he had done before.


    during his last year abroad, ding yao met a very funny foreign guy at a party. the first time ding yao met him, he announced in public that he was going to chase him, and after that, he launched an outright and passionate pursuit of him. for several months in a row, he kept bringing ding yao one surprise after another, and ding yao couldn¡¯t stand it any longer. finally, one day, he agreed to go on a date with him when the guy appeared in front of the classroom holding flowers.


    they had a great time the whole day. as the night fell, the boy took ding yao home and tried to kiss him at his doorstep. ding yao closed his eyes, but xie qinfeng¡¯s face came to mind for no apparent reason.


    at the last minute he pushed the boy away and turned to run into the house, closing the door behind him and sliding down on the floor, covering his heart, unable to calm his racing heart.


    he called xie qinfeng, but it was not yet dawn there. xie qinfeng was probably woken up by him. his voice was a bit hoarse as he asked him: ¡°what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°ge, i want to go back, i¡¯ll go back to you after i graduate, okay?¡±


    ¡°didn¡¯t you say a few days ago that you wanted to go back to graduate school?¡±


    ¡°i don¡¯t want to study anymore, i miss you, i don¡¯t want to study.¡±


    as soon as he had finished his graduation defense, ding yao packed his bags and returned to china. he told his uncle that he wanted to join shengxing and be an actor.


    of course du shen didn¡¯t agree. ding yao had studied for so many years and had returned from further studies abroad, yet he said he wanted to enter the entertainment industry and act in movies? what was this?


    his parents were even more strongly opposed to the idea, but ding yao was very insistent. this time he didn¡¯t argue or make a fuss, but went to his grandfather, who had long since retired from work. in the end, it was his grandfather who made the final decision and he finally got what he wanted.


    perhaps it was because he had grown up on set but ding yao had a real talent for acting. even du shen was surprised by this, and gradually he became interested in him, and really really had the idea of cultivating him well.


    ding yao worked very hard. he not only wanted his family to see his hard work, but he also wanted xie qinfeng to see them. he didn¡¯t like xie qinfeng as a brother, he loved him. after understanding this, he tried to get closer to xie qinfeng, wanting to have more in common with him, wanting xie qinfeng to love him too.


    secret love was a matter of uncertainty, especially when ding yao and xie qinfeng were like this: i know but you don¡¯t know, you know but i don¡¯t know, a two-way crush. if it wasn¡¯t for liang xincheng who helped them to pierce the layer of paper, perhaps the two would still be having the same awkward relationship as before.


    in the nanny car on the way back after the dinner, xie qinfeng loosened the bow tie around his neck, being completely relaxed as he thought about liang xincheng¡¯s words: ¡®he likes you but doesn¡¯t dare to say so because he¡¯s worried that you only see him as a little brother¡¯. he couldn¡¯t help but laugh at himself for being so stupid; yao yao had actually acted so obviously and he didn¡¯t notice it at all.


    ding yao sneaked out of the house in the middle of the night and got into xie qinfeng¡¯s car, which he drove straight back to his own place. this was a place where ding yao often came to stay overnight and there was a guest room reserved for him, but this time it was a little different. xie qinfeng didn¡¯t even tell ding yao on the way why he suddenly picked him up at this hour, he only turned around and hugged him right after he entered the door.


    ¡°ge?¡±


    ¡°when i asked you to go abroad to study, it wasn¡¯t because i was annoyed with you. it was because i was afraid that if you found out i wanted to hug and kiss you like this, it would scare you.¡±


    ding yao¡¯s eyes widened slightly, and after a moment of silence, his frozen head slowly recovered. he understood the meaning of xie tanfeng¡¯s words: ¡°you want to kiss me?¡±


    ¡°i¡¯ve thought about it for many years.¡±


    xie qinfeng lowered his head and kissed the lips he had thought about for many years. ding yao blinked his eyelashes a few times before slowly closing his eyes.

 CH 52

    the first time yu mingxiu met liang xincheng was at a dinner party invited by a film studio. when he saw the overly pretty kid who was obviously uncomfortable, but was pretending to be calm and smiling with his wine, he felt a subtle feeling of discomfort, so he helped him out and signed him to his company.


    yu mingxiu didn¡¯t think much of liang xincheng, he just thought the kid had a good personality and potential so he didn¡¯t want to waste a good talent. he didn¡¯t want to admit that when he first saw liang xincheng, he would inadvertently think of someone back then.


    yu mingxiu was not the only son in the family; there was an older brother who took over the family business, so he chose to start an entertainment company. even though it seemed to his father that he really had no ambitions, no one knew the reason if yu mingxiu didn¡¯t say. he was actually just trying to make a bet with someone.


    after seven or eight years, yu mingxiu¡¯s company was already one of the best in the industry. although it was still not as good as the old company, shengxing entertainment, no one in the circle could meet him without lowering their posture and putting on a smile, but du shen was the only exception.


    du shen went abroad at the age of seventeen and returned home at the age of twenty-seven to take over shengxing from his father. in just two or three years, he managed to take the company to the next level. many people compared him with yu mingxiu, but anyone in this circle knew that the relationship between du shen and yu mingxiu was very ordinary.


    they rarely met each other. apart from the occasional public encounter, they had a few friends in common in private, and would only appear together at parties that could not be avoided. and even so, they rarely talked to each other.


    yu mingxiu brought liang xincheng with him and appeared in front of du shen a few times. he wanted to see if du shen, who had never even given himself a glance, would react differently because of liang xincheng, but obviously, his plan fell through. du shen was still the same du shen, and to him, he probably did not care about what yu mingxiu did or who he was with.


    that time yu mingxiu took liang xincheng to apologize to du shen and ding yao, they said some polite words, but the atmosphere was really bad. afterwards, ding yao was picked up by xie qinfeng first. the two of them were the only ones left in the depressing room, and it was one of the few times they were alone. the last time¡­was more than ten years ago.


    yu mingxiu lit a cigarette and stared at du shen without missing a beat. he had been thinking about this person in front of him for more than ten years. his heart, liver and lungs were aching at the thought of him.


    du shen slowly finished the bowl of soup before raising his eyes to look at him, his real emotions could not be seen in his calm and waveless pupils: ¡°it¡¯s been more than ten years, you¡¯re still as childish as you were back then.¡±


    the emotions that were almost boiling up just now were completely quenched by a single word.


    yu mingxiu suppressed the anger in his voice and questioned him: ¡°do you still dare to mention the past? what happened back then? didn¡¯t you say you wanted to break up? what did i do wrong that you had to break up with me?¡±


    du shen shook his head and didn¡¯t say anything else. it had been more than ten years ago, there was no point in talking about it.


    yu mingxiu really didn¡¯t do anything wrong, it was just that they weren¡¯t suitable for each other. when they were young, they secretly fell in love at an early age without telling their families. it was true that they loved each other at first, but even if they loved each other, they had to face the reality. his mother, who was not well at the time, could not stand the stimulation. after learning about their relationship, she was so angry that she fell ill, so he had no choice but to break up with yu mingxiu.


    yu mingxiu argued and fought with him, even naively trying to elope with him, but how could that be possible.


    after the last big fight they separated for good, and after that he went abroad for ten years.


    when ding yao returned home in the middle of the night, he didn¡¯t dare to turn on the lights, so he sneaked into the house and as he went upstairs, du shen¡¯s voice rang out in the darkness: ¡°what time is it, why are you back so late?¡±


    ding yao was so shocked that he almost stepped on his feet. only through the little light coming in through the villa¡¯s floor-to-ceiling windows did he see clearly du shen sitting on the sofa: ¡°uncle, why are you sitting here in the middle of the night and scaring people?¡±


    he went downstairs and switched on the light in the living room, only to see a bottle of wine and a wine glass on the coffee table in front of du shen: ¡°are you in a bad mood, uncle? why are you drinking alone here?¡±


    du shen raised his arm to shield his eyes and leaned back into the sofa for a long time before he murmured in a dumb voice: ¡°nothing¡­ just wondering if i¡¯m really too unfeeling.¡±


    did he not like yu mingxiu? he liked him, even after all these years, he still liked him.


    but time had changed. after more than ten years apart, was there any need to go back to the past? at the beginning, he thought yu mingxiu was too naive, and yu mingxiu thought he was too heartless. they were probably both right, it was indeed just inappropriate.


    it was at a public cocktail party when du shen who had just come out of the bathroom was dragged into a deserted lounge by yu mingxiu, who suddenly appeared. perhaps he knew this would happen; since yu mingxiu had started harassing him so often these days, he knew this day would come sooner or later.


    the forceful kisses poured down, and du shen closed his eyes and indulged himself in it.


    later, yu mingxiu forcibly took him away, and du shen did not refuse. there were some things that should have been made clear, but he didn¡¯t expect that yu mingxiu would cry wretchedly and beg him to turn back.


    when they had the worst quarrel back then, yu mingxiu just lost his temper and threw things. this was the first time du shen saw yu mingxiu crying; a thirty-year-old man crying like a child in front of him.


    ¡°i know i was selfish and childish, i shouldn¡¯t have thought of myself and not been considerate of you back then, and now i¡¯m deliberately looking for someone to piss you off. i really have no choice. you¡¯ve been away from me for more than ten years, can¡¯t you really give me one more chance?¡±


    du shen didn¡¯t know what to say. it was not that he refused to look back, it was just that after more than ten years apart, he didn¡¯t know how to get along with yu mingxiu. moreover, no matter what the reason was, he was the one who had abandoned yu mingxiu, and he had always been feeling guilty about it.


    ¡°let¡¯s try again, shall we?i will get rid of all the old habits, i will change what you don¡¯t like. we¡¯ve wasted thirteen years already, i really can¡¯t stand it.¡±


    after a long silence, du shen picked up a tissue and handed it to the wretched man in front of him: ¡°i¡¯ve heard people say you¡¯ve become calm and reliable, why are you still as impulsive as before? is it hard to change one¡¯s personality?¡±


    ¡°if you want me to change it, i can definitely¡­¡±


    ¡°forget it, you¡¯re fine just the way you are. i was also at fault for what happened back then, we¡¯re even.¡±


    it wasn¡¯t that du shen had suddenly changed his mind, it was ding yao¡¯s remark that night: ¡°how can a truly unfeeling person struggle with this kind of problem? uncle, if you ask about this, it means you still have some love left, ba.¡± it made him suddenly realize that instead of agonizing over it, he should give each other a chance and try again.


    as for the guilt he was harboring in his heart, he would slowly make it up to yu mingxiu in the future.

 CH 53

    when wei xishuang suddenly came to say that he also wanted to make a cameo in the little er bao movie, liang xincheng was actually surprised, but wei xishuang said he didn¡¯t want to be paid for the role, he just wanted to have some fun. of course, they didn¡¯t mind, it was not a loss for them to have more people and more buzz.


    but liang xincheng didn¡¯t expect that this would lead to an ancestor coming to his door.


    on the second day wei xishuang joined the set, liang xincheng heard some of the crew talking about a limited edition sports car parked outside the set and they all speculated that some big shot had come to visit the filming location in this remote suburb. at first, liang xincheng didn¡¯t care, but when he went to the set, he was stopped by the owner of the sports car that had everyone talking. the window was down and the man sitting in the driver¡¯s seat, looking at him, was a good-looking young man.


    ¡°so you¡¯re liang xincheng?¡±


    the other party looked at him with seventy percent of curiosity and thirty percent of playfulness. liang xincheng frowned slightly: ¡°yes, you are¡­?¡±


    the person in the car smiled: ¡°oh, i¡¯m here to visit wei xishuang.¡±


    liang xincheng quickly remembered what ding yao had said before that wei xishuang was recently being pursued by a rich young master. he didn¡¯t expect that person would come here.


    he was a little amused: ¡°wei xishuang is still filming inside, you can go inside and watch.¡±


    ¡°no, i¡¯m not interested in filming, i heard you got married?¡±


    liang xincheng was quite speechless at this man¡¯s familiarity: ¡°en, you know me?¡±


    ¡°yes, ah. you¡¯re very popular these days. wei xishuang is always talking about you. you look even better than on tv, no wonder. it¡¯s lucky you didn¡¯t fall for wei xishuang.¡±


    liang xincheng: ¡°¡­¡±


    the next time liang xincheng saw him was at lunchtime on the set, when he was eating a lunch box. the smiling grandson was sticking to wei xishuang¡¯s side and the smile on his mouth was never ending. seeing wei xishuang seemed so annoyed and helpless, liang xincheng couldn¡¯t help but laugh at him. a playboy like wei xishuang actually had times when he was deflated. there was always a rock to every scissor.1Ò»Îï½µÒ»Îï (lit. one thing can deal with another thing): the meaning is pretty literal actually, actually means every item has its own weakness


    the cold mineral water bottle was pressed against his face, and liang xincheng turned around to see xia yuanhang, who had just returned from his business.


    ¡°what are you laughing at?¡±


    liang xincheng took the mineral water and nudged in the direction of wei xishuang: ¡°watching a show.¡±


    xia yuanhang glanced at it, not very interested.


    liang xincheng originally thought this was just a small episode, but he never expected that the young master would take an interest in him and ask for his wechat before he left. since then, he had been contacting him twice a day, asking about his hobbies and personality preferences in different ways. if liang xincheng had been more narcissistic, he probably would have thought that the other party had fallen in love with him.


    later on, when liang xincheng was again pestered with questions, xia yuanhang directly took his phone and replied to him with a message: ¡°don¡¯t focus on me, wei xishuang did have some thoughts about me in the past, but it¡¯s not as exaggerated as you think. it¡¯s useless for you to learn from me.¡±


    liang xincheng smiled and punched xia yuanhang: ¡°don¡¯t. you let me get closer to him, maybe we can even get an investment from him in the future.¡±


    xia yuanhang didn¡¯t think so: ¡°we¡¯ll work hard to make money ourselves in the future, we don¡¯t need to beg others.¡±


    he was so confident in their future that he dared to bet 500 million on their future, and this time, he won the bet.


    little er bao was scheduled to be released in the christmas season at the end of the coming year, with a huge pre-publicity campaign and a lot of buzz. on its first day of release, it grossed more than 60 million yuan. the audience response was overwhelming, while word of mouth was gradually driven up and the box office went all the way up. after a month of its release, it finally landed at over 2.7 billion yuan.


    after returning yu mingxiu¡¯s and du shen¡¯s 500 million yuan, and excluding the dividends from all parties, xia yuanhang made a net profit of nearly 500 million. of course, now this was his and liang xincheng¡¯s joint property.


    with this money, xia yuanhang¡¯s studio officially began to expand its film and television investment business. every step was taken carefully and cautiously. with no more desperate bets being made, the money kept coming back.


    he was now more interested in being a boss and making money than being an actor. all his resources were used to promote liang xincheng alone. he was willing to be a green leaf2it¡¯s an internet slang and often use in the chat, meaning a person who is very good at catering to other and he was never tired of it and happy with it.


    after his five years contract with the original company expired, liang xincheng declined the company¡¯s offer to stay. after a good separation, he jumped ship to xia yuanhang¡¯s studio and opened a husband-and-wife studio with him, and his career was flourishing.


    the role of little er bao not only helped him to fulfill his childhood dream, but also allowed him to finally win the best actor award as he wished, completely gaining a firm foothold in this ever-changing circle.


    they also bought a house. liang xincheng finally got the big villa on the lake that he had been longing for.


    on the day they moved into their new home, liang xincheng excitedly ran up and down the villa three times, and finally jumped into the swimming pool in the backyard and swam back and forth twice, exhausting himself before he finally stopped. xia yuanhang stood by the pool and smiled at him, squatting down and extending his hand towards him.


    with a strong tug, liang xincheng pulled xia yuanhang down into the water. in the midst of the splash of water, he hooked xia yuanhang¡¯s neck and wrapped his legs around xia yuanhang¡¯s waist.


    they had a long kiss in the pool, and xia yuanhang, with his hands on liang xincheng¡¯s buttocks, asked him with a smile: ¡°are you having so much fun?¡±


    ¡°of course.¡±


    ¡°we moved into a big house, do you feel safe now?¡±


    liang xincheng¡¯s fingers drew circles on xia yuanhang¡¯s shoulders: ¡°i feel more secure with you.¡±


    xia yuanhang smiled and pressed himself against him, kissing him again.


    after nightfall, they opened a few cans of beer and sat on the steps outside the floor-to-ceiling window, chatting. leaning on xia yuanhang¡¯s shoulder, liang xincheng licked the beer froth from his lips while squinting intently at the faintly glowing lake in the distance.


    xia yuanhang asked him in a low voice: ¡°what are you looking at?¡±


    liang xincheng nuzzled his face against his shoulder: ¡°i used to think that if i bought the house here, i probably wouldn¡¯t be bored even if i sat here every day and stared at the scenery.¡±


    ¡°really?¡±


    ¡°still won¡¯t do. i have to be here with you.¡±


    xia yuanhang smiled and lowered his head, licking away the beer froth on liang xincheng¡¯s lips that was about to reach the tip of his nose.


    ¡°you see, now that i¡¯ve shot all the scenes i want to, won the awards, bought the house, and pursued you, there doesn¡¯t seem to be much more to pursue in this life.¡±


    ¡°did you pursue me?¡± xia yuanhang asked him with a low laugh against the corner of liang xincheng¡¯s mouth.


    liang xincheng raised his eyes and looked back at him: ¡°could it be you pursuing me?¡±


    ¡°actually¡­you didn¡¯t pursue me much, did you?¡±


    liang xinsheng let out a light hum, but on a second thought, it seemed that apart from a few explicit hints, he really hadn¡¯t made any serious attempts to ¡®pursue¡¯ him: ¡°i took the initiative the first time. if i hadn¡¯t done it, i wouldn¡¯t have been able to get you even in my next life, right?¡±


    ¡°then i have to thank you for taking the initiative.¡±


    liang xincheng twitched the corner of his mouth and laughed softly: ¡°forget it, who told me to like you.¡±


    xia yuanhang held his hand and slowly clasped his ten fingers together, ¡°you wait for me for ten years, i¡¯ll compensate you for the rest of your life, you won¡¯t lose.¡±


    ¡°hey, hey, i¡¯m going to be stuck with you for life too, ba. there are a lot of people who try to hit on me¡­¡±


    more words were trapped between his lips and tongue, xia yuanhang¡¯s hot breath covered him, and liang xincheng smiled as closed his eyes.

 CH 54

    at that time, liang xincheng had only just signed into the company and was still a complete newcomer. when he got the script, he didn¡¯t think much of it, he had to play both the good and the bad. he could only have a few lines in the drama before, but now the company had put him in the lead role, so what else could he not be satisfied with?


    only later did he learn that the other male lead in the drama was xia yuanhang.


    from the very beginning, he had tried hard to squeeze into this circle in order to be closer to xia yuanhang. now that the opportunity was right in front of him, he was a little bit shy, looking forward to it and at the same time scared of it. these mixed emotions reached their peak on the day he met xia yuanhang on the filming set. xia yuanhang was very polite to him, the same kind of politeness that he was to all his co-stars. it was in front of people, and when everyone else in the lounge left and they were alone, he tried to find something to say to xia yuanhang, only to be met with his cold, expressionless face.


    in the following months, liang xincheng kept trying to recall how he had offended xia yuanhang, but he couldn¡¯t figure it out.


    that time he was picked up by yu mingxiu to attend a cocktail party and stayed out too late before returning to the crew¡¯s hotel early the next morning. when he entered the lift, he ran into xia yuanhang, who was coming out of the lift, and the look in his eyes made liang xincheng understand in an instant what xia yuanhang really thought of him.


    he had offended some people before because of his stubbornness, and now he was in the same drama crew. liang xincheng originally didn¡¯t care what people were saying behind his back, but he didn¡¯t expect xia yuanhang to listen to them.


    it was not that he did not want to explain to him, but he just didn¡¯t have a position to do so, not to mention the fact that an assistant director had been fired because of him when he first joined the crew. his relationship with yu mingxiu was ambiguous in the eyes of outsiders, and when it came to his boss¡¯s privacy, he couldn¡¯t explain it clearly.


    during that time, liang xincheng¡¯s life was not easy. even though he faced xia yuanhang day and night every day and it was not as far away as before, at least he had a thought before, but now he didn¡¯t even dare to think about it.


    on the day when the drama was finished, the drunken director pulled him and xia yuanhang with tears in his eyes to wish them a prosperous future and great success. the two men¡¯s hands were forcibly pulled together by the director. liang xincheng felt the cool temperature of xia yuanhang¡¯s hand, and he seemed to be drunk. with a silly smile, he asked xia yuanhang: ¡°will we still have the chance to work together in the future?¡±


    xia yuanhang avoided his overly hot gaze: ¡°let¡¯s leave it to fate.¡±


    leave it to fate, leave it to fate¡­ the fate between him and xia yuanhang always seemed to be a little bit off. in fact, this was not the first time he had worked with xia yuanhang. two years ago, he participated in a drama starring xia yuanhang. in it, he played a passerby with only two lines, with xia yuanhang as the male lead n. he was only on set for one day, waiting for a glimpse of xia yuanhang, but on that day xia yuanhang asked for leave and left the crew. from the beginning to the end, xia yuanhang didn¡¯t even know that they had already appeared in the same drama.


    and there was no point in talking to xia yuanhang about it.


    they both became popular after the drama aired, but since then their relationship had become increasingly awkward. the excessive marketing and hype made xia yuanhang become extremely intolerant, to the point where he didn¡¯t even bother to give him superficial courtesy, and then later, that wechat voice chat was exposed.


    there was a moment when liang xincheng even felt that he might be a complete joke. the obsession he had held on to for nearly ten years was actually worthless in the eyes of others. if he could go back to ten years ago and no one had appeared outside that dark alley to save him, would he still be able to live happily now?


    but there was no such thing as if. xia yuanhang had appeared and there was no way to erase the traces from his heart.


    on the day he came back from macau, he had a high fever and was lying on the hospital bed with an infusion on his hand. in a daze, he really thought about breaking the jar and calling xia yuanhang to ask him if he intended to eat and run away without taking responsibility. even if he was disgusted, he still wanted to use it to pester him, but he was only thinking about it. he had already lowered himself into the dust so he could not give up his last bit of self-respect.


    ****


    liang xincheng had a fever again. last night, he took a cold shower and took a few sips of cold water, and the air conditioner was set to the lowest temperature. when he woke up in the morning, he found that he had a terrible headache and a sore throat to the point he could barely open his mouth.


    when he reached out to touch his forehead, it was so hot that he didn¡¯t need a thermometer to know that he was burning up.


    as he laid helplessly back on the bedding, he remembered that the last time he had a fever was when he was on a filming set and the person who accompanied him to the hospital was wei xishuang. the last time he came back from macau, he only had an assistant with him, and this time it was even worse; his house was empty and no one was there.


    liang xincheng suddenly felt aggrieved, why was he so unlucky.


    when xia yuanhang¡¯s wechat came through, liang xincheng was still thinking about this and getting more and more depressed that even his eyes were red. he tapped his phone screen with some resentment and replied: ¡°i¡¯m going to die, remember to burn paper for me when you come back.¡±


    ¡°don¡¯t be silly, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°i have a fever.¡± liang xincheng replied with a crying expression. he threw his phone aside, buried his head under the quilt, and fell asleep again.


    when he woke up again, xia yuanhang was sitting beside him, with one hand on his waist, looking at him with a worried face. liang xincheng thought he was hallucinating: ¡°you¡­came back?¡±


    ¡°en.¡±


    ¡°aren¡¯t you filming in hengdian?¡±


    ¡°you had a fever and i was worried about you so i took time off work to come back. are you okay? do you need to go to the hospital?¡±


    liang xincheng looked up at the electronic clock on the bedside table; it was almost two o¡¯clock in the afternoon. xia yuanhang probably ran to the airport to buy a ticket right away and rushed back after texting him on wechat. he suddenly felt a sourness in his heart. when he was sick, he became emotional, and his eyes were red again.


    ¡°why are you about to cry?¡± xia yuanhang lowered his head and tenderly rubbed his dry lips, murmuring softly, ¡°let¡¯s go to the hospital, okay?¡±


    ¡°don¡¯t want to go,¡± liang xincheng sniffled, ¡°i want to take some medicine, but i can¡¯t seem to find it.¡±


    xia yuanhang sighed, and quickly brought out the medicine for him. when he was not at home, what kind of life did liang xincheng live alone? he didn¡¯t even know where the medicines were kept when he was sick.


    after pouring hot water for liang xincheng and bringing the medicine to his mouth, xia yuanhang asked him helplessly, ¡°who took care of you when there was no me?¡±


    ¡°i took care of myself, i¡¯m not that squeamish.¡±


    ¡°you are quite squeamish now.¡± xia yuanhang knew it well in his heart that this was probably his habit: ¡°i told you not to take cold showers, not to drink cold water, and not to turn on the air conditioner too low, but you didn¡¯t listen to a word of it, did you?¡±


    ¡°you¡¯re so annoying, i¡¯m sick so don¡¯t educate me anymore, i¡¯m wrong, can i correct myself next time?¡±


    liang xincheng turned over and lay down in xia yuanhang¡¯s arms, pulling his hand and squeezing his fingers to play, ¡°can you stay with me for a few more days?¡±


    ¡°as if. the director is already rolling his eyes at me taking time off without a reason, and you want me to stay with you for a few more days?¡±


    ¡°then forget it, you get lost.¡±


    xia yuanhang pressed him and slapped him on the buttocks. liang xincheng¡¯s eye widened. the eyes were watery, sickly and weak, as if he was a poor little man being bullied: ¡°why are you hitting me?¡±


    ¡°i¡¯ll spank you again if you don¡¯t listen to me next time,¡± yuanhang said and lowered his head to kiss him tenderly, softening his voice, ¡°baby, be good. i¡¯m really worried about you, i¡¯m always thinking about you when i¡¯m filming outside. would you mind stopping to distract me?¡±


    ¡°i¡¯m sorry¡­¡± the same three words, but this time liang xincheng said it with sincerity. xia yuanhang had been working very hard during this period of time, so he really felt bad for making him go back and forth so much.


    xia yuanhang was not angry at first place, and after hearing liang xincheng¡¯s sticky coquetry, he was completely soft-hearted, kissing the corner of his mouth again: ¡°it¡¯s okay, you can sleep a little longer, i¡¯ll cook some porridge for you.¡±


    twenty minutes later xia yuanhang brought the cooked porridge into the room. liang xincheng leaned against the bed and didn¡¯t even bother to lift his hand, motioning for xia yuanhang to feed him. xia yuanhang smiled helplessly and picked up the spoon.


    looking at xia yuanhang carefully blowing the porridge to his mouth, liang xincheng suddenly felt that his illness was worth it: ¡°i also had a fever the day i came back from macau, do you remember? i was lying alone in a hospital bed that day, and i was thinking of catching you and making you take responsibility for me. what do you think you would have done if i had done that?¡±


    ¡°i would have been responsible,¡± xia yuanhang said as he brought the cooled porridge into liang xincheng¡¯s chattering mouth. ¡°i would have been responsible if you had told me you wanted me to be responsible at that time.¡±


    ¡°tsk, i don¡¯t believe it. it¡¯s not like i didn¡¯t say it later, but you ended up saying sorry back to me. i haven¡¯t asked you yet, what exactly was that sorry you were sorry for at that time?


    liang xincheng, who was sick, seemed to be particularly unreasonable, and even brought up old accounts. so, xia yuanhang patiently explained: ¡°you left too quickly that day, i¡¯m sorry for making that kind of joke with you and making you sad, if you hadn¡¯t left i would have promised you.¡±


    ¡°then that¡¯s my fault, but i bet only ghosts believe you.¡±1chinese slang meaning something unbelievable, something you don¡¯t really believe it


    xia yuanhang laughed and leaned closer to lick the porridge from the corner of his mouth with his tongue: ¡°i didn¡¯t lie to you. otherwise i wouldn¡¯t have waited for you to come out of the shower that morning in macau.¡±


    in fact, at that time, he had already thought about taking responsibility. if liang xincheng had said he wanted to be with him, he would have felt awkward but after all, he had done the bullying; even if he did not want to, he would have reluctantly agreed to it. it was liang xincheng¡¯s hesitation that gave him the excuse to go down the slope.


    ¡°so it¡¯s still my fault for being too reserved at the time?¡±


    ¡°blame me.¡±


    liang xincheng hummed and laughed softly, raising his hand to hook xia yuanhang¡¯s neck: ¡°let¡¯s go to macau to play after you finish filming this drama, ba. just book that room in the same hotel you stayed in at that time. that¡­¡±


    ¡°revisiting old dreams?¡±


    liang xincheng narrowed his eyes and licked his lips: ¡°is it okay?¡±


    ¡°okay, but you have to take care of your body first. don¡¯t get sick any more.¡±


    ¡°you¡¯re so wordy.¡±


    t/n: the title is from this song °µÁµÕâ¼þСÊ i guess? the lyrics really fit this whole storyline, you can find the translation to it here.


    anyway, it¡¯s finally over! thank you for reading this and as usual, i hope you all enjoyed reading this as much as i did! i actually really love it because it¡¯s very light and easy-reading, my go-to when i¡¯m feeling a bit down and need something good with a little angst (does this even have angst?? ahahha). anyway, thank you for reading everyone!