Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 104: BaiJin Love?

Under the hazy night, two handsome men wearing masks came out of the restaurant. Their identity could be guessed by just looking at their stature. Hot search nowadays were usually dominated by two top flow, Touhua and Bai Yueguang.

The clip showed Bai Qingquan pointing at the camera as Shen Jintai took off his mask and looked straight at it with an unfriendly expression.

The text from the marketing account was also very explosive: [Because of the movie?! The exception in the popular drama is not so simple!]

[Big surprise! The top-flow duo have broken their friendship!]

Shen Jintai’s CP had always been Jintai Qiongying, but there were also fans who secretly poked Jintai MeiJing. Station B had video clips of Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan that were different from Jintai Qiongying. In addition to the snippets from <The East Palace is Coming> they had also participated in a talent show together. The editing material was also richer, as it detailed the story of rivals wanting to kill each other and lovers who fell in love because they were filming a drama together. This kind of CP was too easy to eat!

Therefore, as soon as the news came out, a bunch of videos posting sugar of the two that were collected by their CP fans were also pushed out, as there was no ambiguity.

The fiercest picture was the last one, where Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan had taken off their masks and stared at the camera in the dark night. This kind of vague picture made them look even more beautiful and compelling. Two tall, young, and handsome men. One was clean and warm; the other was heroic and gorgeous. When they smiled, it looked as if they were filming for a magazine shoot.

“Ohh, ohh, so well match!” The CP fans yelled.

Passersby were the most shocked. The two top-ranking flows had broke back love*. OMG, this was a major event that the entertainment industry had never seen before. The traffic was so massive that it could collapse Weibo.

*(断背情) Refers to the love of two men. It spawned from the movie Brokeback Mountain.

Shen Jintai’s phone had already blown up early in the morning.

First Xiao Tang called, then Li Meilan, and then Monsoon Entertainment.

“What, me and Bai Qingquan?” Shen Jintai rubbed his eyes, sat up from the bed, and went online to read the hot searches while talking on the phone.

The hot search had exploded, as had the gold powders and moonlight powders. The control and evaluation capabilities of these two groups were first-class, and together they were even more invincible.

“Rumors can kill an entire family! Take Shen Jintai away. No appointment!”

“My brother is a straight man. Take him away. No appointment!”

Since Shen Jintai was originally gay and it was well-known, Monsoon Entertainment only treated this kind of news as an ordinary scandal. They still clarified it, but there was no panic.

Sunshine Media was different, though. They hid and covered it since they were afraid that Bai Qingquan’s sexual orientation would spread. His debut route was the boyfriend next door. All his fans were girlfriend fans, and there were too many straight stars*. Even if they wanted to reveal his orientation, it had to be done little by little. When Bai Qingquan signed on to film <When You’re Older>, one was to rub the current trend of same-sex media, and the other was to test the waters. He didn’t expect that before the movie was released, he was already caught in a same-sex scandal.

*Clarity: The implication here is that the industry has a ton of straight male stars. If Bai Qingquan was found out to be gay, all his fans (which are mostly girlfriend fans) would flock to other stars whose sexual orientation aligns with theirs.

It was fine for a straight man to be involved like this. It was common to sell rot in the industry. The problem was that Shen Jintai was involved, and he was an actual gay man.

Therefore, Sunshine Media reacted very quickly, and they planned to issue a statement immediately.

“You have to remember that as soon as the statement is made, you should not think about falling in love in the next few years,” Wei Ge said. “Unless you can guarantee that you will never be photographed, the fans will abandon you, and it won’t be as nice as what happened with Shen Jintai.”

Bai Qingquan held his breath. His heart was suffocating, and he really wanted to take this opportunity to confess to the public, but he also knew the consequences that would arise from his confession. He hadn’t really fallen in love with Shen Jintai, so there was no benefit to be gained from this confession.

This kind of specious news was easy to deny and wouldn’t really make too much waves. He and Shen Jintai only need to post on Weibo, and there would be no harm or foul.

Of course, on the surface, there wouldn’t be any harm to him as a “straight man”, but Bai Qingquan knew the power behind such a statement. The noise was too big that he needed to speak up, but once he spoke, the moonlight powders were bound to flock to him to support him. The louder their voices, the harder it would become for him to come out of the closet in the future.

As soon as the closet door was slightly ajar, it was instantly welded shut again!

“It’s really strange. Who took it out of context like this? This is an obvious malicious attack?” Wei Ge said. “The other party knows that it will not cause a real scandal. They just wanted to splash dirty water. It feels more like malicious revenge.”

Bai Qingquan knew who it was. Just before Bai Qingquan was about to post on Weibo, Zheng Siqi took the lead in speaking out: [It’s obviously a movie by three people. Why isn’t my name mentioned?]

Then he @ Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan.

“Zheng Siqi is righteous. This news is obviously fake. It’s just hype for the film they’re starring in, right?”

“I also think it’s the hype of the film. Aren’t Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan acting as lovers?”

“The marketing account doesn’t do personal work. If they collect money, the rhythm flies.”

“The news is definitely fake, but Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan are really good. I was caught off guard by the last picture of the two of them. They really make a beautiful pair!”

Monsoon Entertainment held a meeting to discuss whether to respond to this matter. They weren’t urgent because they knew it was just fake news at first sight that even passersby wouldn’t believe it. They can let it hang on the hot search for a day and add heat to the movie for free.

At most, it would deepen the public’s understanding of Shen Jintai’s sexual orientation, but that was trivial. Since Shen Jintai dared to act in same-sex dramas, it meant he wasn’t afraid of this aspect. As for Bai Qingquan, they felt even more indifferent. A straight man like him would only get heat and little harm done, especially since passersby believed that the material was fake. They didn’t need to take the lead in speaking out. After Sunshine Media spoke up, it would be enough for them to cooperate. Who knew that before Sunshine Media issued a statement, Bai Qingquan had already posted on Weibo and @ Xiao Qi’s Weibo account.

[Work together to demolish the golden platform] was Xiao Qi’s Weibo account.

Bai Qingquan wrote: [Sister, your ability to make up stories is really first-class.]

From the GIF to the deliberately edited videos on the hot search, he knew instantly that it was Xiao Qi who did it. All the cooking went ballistic, and the biggest culprit was finally found. Gold powders and moonlight powders attacked jointly. They found that bitch Xiao Qi had already locked the comments, so they directly scolded her on the hot search.

At this moment, Xiao Qi caught fire, and everyone knew about it. The black material of Shen Jintai that she posted every day for several years had been widely circulated by screenshots. For the first time, passersby saw that there was such a crazy black powder. The viciousness of the language and the richness of swearing were astounding.

“Oh my god, this woman is terrible. I feel that Shen Jintai must’ve dug up her family’s ancestral grave. What kind of hatred is this?!”

“That woman is crazy. Just look at her face. I heard from fans that she’s a professional black powder and she has more than 100,000 followers by relying on blackening Touhua!”

“Just now, there was another new material. Didn’t Touhua encounter a wave of crisis some time ago because of bodyguards pushing fans and almost causing a car accident? The illegitimate rice posted on Weibo saying that this woman gave them the address where Shen Jintai was staying and also provided them with accommodation!”

“My goodness, I’m terrified to even think about it!”

Xiao Qi had been in the entertainment industry for many years and had cultivated the ability to skirt on the edge of the law. She never thought that she was going to be destroyed for becoming too infamous. When she went shopping at the supermarket, she suddenly noticed that several girls were secretly looking at her. They were pointing and whispering as if they were talking about her.

“Is it her?”

“There is a mole on her cheek. It’s her right?”

Xiao Qi was so scared that she ran away quickly. When she got home, she endured her fear and posted on Weibo: [I encountered a real-life run-in from online exposure. Can celebrities spray people with blood based on their influence? Don’t think that small people won’t dare file lawsuits against big stars! You don’t have any evidence to say that it was me!]

Not long after she posted this Weibo, another hot search went online. There were only five words: [The East Palace Three Masters].

The hot search was bought by Monsoon Entertainment. The best way to refute this kind of scandal is to provide evidence through pictures and videos that show Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan weren’t the only two there at the time, proving that this whole incident was all done through malicious editing. However, they didn’t even take selfies when they were at dinner, so proof was hard to come by.

At this time, the power of fans went into action. Gold powders found that a girl had posted a recording on Weibo that not only captured the three of them but also Xiao Qi, who was holding the camera towards them.

The girl was unknown and had few followers, but she was very outspoken: [Return to the truth! After seeing the hot search, I knew that this woman was that Xiao Qi! Hammer to death*!]

*(锤死) Refers to no retreat or no mercy, or both. Can also refer to as harshly condemning someone until they surrender/confess. In this case, it’s the latter.

Xiao Qi and her Weibo, [Work together to demolish the golden platform], was completely alone.

“Congratulations, Xiao Qi, I’m going to get a hammer now!”

“This is really hammered to death! Let’s sue her!”

“It has been reported, so let’s wait for a lawsuit!”

Monsoon Entertainment issued a lawyer’s statement immediately and formally filed a lawsuit.

Shen Jintai, who always had light cloud and light wind*, didn’t care much about these black powders. He said to Li Meilan, “Don’t let me see her in the future.”

*(云淡风轻) Idiom which mean the breeze and clouds are light and the weather is sunny. Can refer to someone as sunny and laid-back. From the poem “Springtime” by Cheng Hao.

Still, Shen Jintai couldn’t help feeling unhappy. He had worried about this a long time ago. He knew that if he was going to chase Bai Qingquan, he might only be able to do it surreptitiously. This event had made him see the facts more clearly.

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Shen Jintai was in the same dressing room as Bai Qingquan. When no one was around, he chatted with him regarding the scandal.

Shen Jintai: “I hurt you.”

“Who knew that woman was so crazy,” Bai Qingquan said. “I don’t blame you.”

“Still, it had a great impact on you.”

Bai Qingquan smiled and said, “It’s okay. Anyways, I’m not planning to fall in love right now.”

Bai Qingquan stretched his body as he looked at Shen Jintai and said, “Speaking of this, I really envy you. Look at how good your fans are. Knowing that you like men, they still love you so much. For me, it’s different. If my fans know that I’m gay, I don’t know what my future path will be like. I can only continue pretending to be straight, but fortunately, I’m used to it now.”

Bai Qingquan: “Sometimes I feel very sorry for them. They like me so much, but they don’t know what the real me is like. I sometimes feel that my traffic and fame are all bubbles that could easily pop with a single poke.”

This was the first time that Shen Jintai had seen such a lonely Bai Qingquan.

Bai Qingquan raised his head slightly, showing off his fair neck and a face that looked good from any angle. His throat slightly bobbed. “I really admire you. When you were at the peak of your popularity, you gave everything up for love. Why did you give it up? I actually wanted to see you catch up with Yan Qiuchi and be with him happily. I think you deserve that life. But you didn’t succeed in the end, and deep down in my heart, I feel sorry for you, and it also makes me very afraid.”

All his fans abandoned him, and he fell from grace. There was nothing left, and he hadn’t even obtained his love. What a tragic story and a lesson from the past.

Shen Jintai: “If you have to choose between love and your career, which will you choose?”

Bai Qingquan glanced at him. He thought for a bit and then said, “Although I long for a man to accompany me every day and hope to fall in love when I’m young, if I had to choose between the two, it would be my career. Unless it’s someone who loves me very much and I the same—I know it’s a bit hypocritical—I want the kind of love that will last a lifetime, be filled with warmth, and be so profound that it makes me want to think about him every day.”

Shen Jintai was disappointed. He felt he wasn’t as enthusiastic about his love for Bai Qingquan. He didn’t know if he’d ever be able to fall in love with Bai Qingquan so deeply and zealously as how he wanted. Unless he could fall in love with Bai Qingquan like this, it seemed he shouldn’t take another step forward. He felt it could harm Bai Qingquan like this.

Bai Qingquan didn’t do anything wrong. He was actually very pitiful. But Shen Jintai only had one year, and he wanted to live!

What should he do? Should he go and attack Yan Qiuchi instead? But for him to be with Yan Qiuchi, it would be a life of a 0, right?

Shen Jintai swallowed and became even more frustrated.

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The author has something to say:

You finally have a clear understanding of your life.

Xiao Qi: Help me up, I still have one final task to complete. I can still fight! (Vomits blood)

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Kinky Thoughts:

Poor Bai Qingquan. I hope he gets the 100% gong he deserves.

I also feel sorry for Shen Jintai, but, dear, aren’t you thinking about it all wrong? So hung up on 1’s and 0’s. How about y’all just discuss it first and work things out? Characters in danmei act as if versatile positions are not a thing and it’s all strictly 1’s and 0’s.

The fact that Yan Qiuchi, who’s supposed to be a domineering president, is now lowering and slapping himself in the face to try to win you back… I mean at this point, I’m sure if he can get together with you, he’ll happily bend over and give you his ass!

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 103: How Does It Feel to Be Looked at by Three Masters?

Xiao Qi sat in the car, gnawing on bread. Shen Jintai was coming to this area today to film his movie, so she squatted here earlier. She had been taking pictures of Shen Jintai nonstop for the past few days. She believed that as long as she persisted, eventually she’d capture Shen Jintai’s shortcomings. For example, like him acting like a big diva, or him having an ugly expression, or him spitting on the ground, and the like.

She also had a colleague who took turns watching Shen Jintai every day. Her colleague was looking through the binoculars, and they said, “Bai Qingquan and Shen Jintai are a good match. They look really seductive standing together.”

The scenes filmed for <When You’re Older> today were sickly sweet.

Yu Nuo accidentally twisted his foot playing basketball, so Luo Wensheng had given him a ride to and from school every day on his bike.

The filming location chosen was an old middle school in the main city. The streets were depilated. There were small advertisements on telephone poles, and the wires overhead were messy. This setting was particularly reminiscent of the era the film was set in. Bai Qingquan was sitting in the back seat. Shen Jintai said, “I haven’t ridden a bicycle for many years, so you have to help me out.”

Bai Qingquan said, “The director asked me to put my arms around your waist.”

“Are you ready?” The assistant director took the horn and shouted, “We’re starting to shoot.”

Extras gathered around the middle school as they came out of the gate one by one. Shen Jintai kicked his feet vigorously as Bai Qingquan grabbed his waist. He hugged him tightly with both hands. As his hands wrapped around Shen Jintai’s waist, Bai Qingquan couldn’t help but think, ‘Oh my god! This waist!’

It felt strong, but slender. It was a really good waist to hold. He pressed one of his fingers on it slightly and found it to be quite firm.

When Bai Qingquan pressed his finger, Shen Jintai’s body trembled, and he immediately turned to look at him with a bright smile on his face and a hint of shyness in his eyes. Bai Qingquan returned his smile with his own.

Sun Sihai was satisfied with this unexpected feeling. He felt that the two of them had the feeling of being in love from the start.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, the 18-year-old Luo Wensheng was carrying the 17-year-old Yu Nuo. This was their second year of being acquainted, and their relationship had blossomed, but it had not yet been clarified, representing the most beautiful time in the movie.

“Is your foot better?” Luo Wensheng asked.

“Not yet,” Yu Nuo said slightly embarrassed. Truthfully, his foot had already healed. Luo Wensheng had been giving him rides for more than a month now. He just wanted to continue riding behind Luo Wensheng, so he kept pretending he still hadn’t recovered.

Luo Wensheng said, “It’s getting cold. I’ll go back and put a cotton cushion in the back seat today so that you don’t hurt your ass, hahaha.”

Yu Nuo didn’t speak and secretly stuck his hand in Luo Wensheng’s pocket. It was very warm in his pocket, and he could feel Luo Wensheng’s body temperature.

Luo Wensheng moved and said jokingly, “Don’t touch it.”

Yu Nuo: “Your stomach is so hard.”

“I’m hard everywhere.”

Yu Nuo blushed and stopped talking.

“Cut!”

After shooting this scene, they called it a day. They had an appointment with Zheng Siqi to have dinner together. Zheng Siqi had finished filming his idol drama with Yang Lizhi, so he had some free time recently. He just returned from his promotional event in City F this morning and was arriving in Nancheng in the evening.

Xiao Qi watched them get into their commercial cars and hurriedly urged her colleague. “Keep up.”

Bai Qingquan and Shen Jintai had their own cars. Bai Qingquan was about to lay down and wanted to take a nap when he heard the driver say, “There seems to be a car following Shen Jintai recently.”

Bai Qingquan was taken aback for a moment and immediately sat up. “Where is it?”

The driver said, “The gray van in front of you.”

Bai Qingquan leaned forward to look. He saw a van in front of him. After a few turns, he found that the van was indeed following Shen Jintai.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Shen Jintai had already gotten out of the car, wearing a mask, and entered the restaurant with Xiao Tang. The van that was following him stopped not far away, but no one got out.

Bai Qingquan put on a mask, opened the car door, and walked down. Instead of walking to the restaurant, he walked directly towards the van. He hated this kind of paparazzi or illegitimate rice the most.

He wasn’t sure at first, but when he reached the van, he saw the car window was open and a middle-aged woman was holding an SLR, aiming it in the direction of the restaurant.

Xiao Qi was annoyed. The restaurant was extremely obscure, so nothing could be seen from the outside. It looked like she had to wait here. She was about to put down the SLR when she saw the lens was suddenly blocked. She immediately moved the camera away and saw a young man standing in front of her wearing a mask.

She instantly recognized who the other party was. It was Bai Qingquan, the little fairy of the entertainment industry. She was stunned and felt guilty for being a thief.

Bai Qingquan’s tone was gentle. His eyebrows curled as he said, “Sister, don’t take pictures. This is a private event.”

Xiao Qi brushed the hair up around her ear and said. “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

“You’ve been following Shen Jintai for several days,” Bai Qingquan said/ “Your name’s Xiao Qi, right?”

Bai Qingquan had already recognized who Xiao Qi was. He’s been undercover in the Gold Powder Family for several years. He knew many famous gold black powders. He once admired this black powder very much, but later felt that he and Xiao Qi were not the same person. She was a bit too frenzied and crazy.

Xiao Qi was surprised. “You… How do you know me?”

“You’re famous.” Bai Qingquan restrained his smile. “Usually you post whatever you want online. However, if I tell the gold powders about your whereabouts, they will tear you apart.”

Bai Qingquan knocked on the window twice, then turned around and left. Xiao Qi and her colleague were left horrified.

“How does he know me?!” Xiao Qi exclaimed.

“I don’t know, but… but Sister Qi, you are a bit famous…”

“He dare threaten me?” Xiao Qi was annoyed. “This indefatigable thing was beaten by Shen Jintai before, but now that Shen Jintai is riding on his head¹, he can easily befriend him? To be friends with a faggot², what kind of good image is he trying to paint?!”

¹(骑到头上去) Metaphor for boldness and indulgence. || Translate would be like “Shen Jintai is now indulging him.”
²Dead gay (死基佬) Derogatory term to call a gay person. I used the translated meaning. Just FYI this word is extremely offensive. Don’t use it.

Is there really a fairy in the entertainment industry who doesn’t fight for resources? How laughable! Xiao Qi suddenly had an idea for breaking news.

Bai Qingquan entered the dining room and saw that Zheng Siqi and Shen Jintai were already sitting in the private room. Seeing him come in, Zheng Siqi immediately got up and hugged him.

Zheng Siqi: “It’s been a long time since I saw you.”

“You have become more handsome. Can you little fresh meat leave some way for your brother to live?” Bai Qingquan joked. Zheng Siqi really did become more handsome again. His greenness was gone, and now he looked more mature and quiet.

“It’s a coincidence, but I met a woman named Xiao Qi outside just now,” Bai Qingquan hurriedly said to Shen Jintai.

Shen Jintai: “Who?”

Bai Qingquan relayed the events just now and asked Shen Jintai, “You haven’t heard of Xiao Qi? She’s a famous gold black powder.”

“Is this woman crazy?” Zheng Siqi asked.

Shen Jintai felt that the name was very familiar. He seemed to have heard Xiao Tang and the others talk about it before. “I don’t know where I’ve offended her.”

“I warned her just now, but you should pay attention in the future,” Bai Qingquan said.

Shen Jintai: “She can film whatever she wants. I have nothing to be afraid of.”

“But constant stalking can affect your private life,” Bai Qingquan said. “I hate this kind of thing the most. It’s more annoying than illegitimate rice.”

When the three of them came out of the restaurant, Bai Qingquan found that the van was still there, so he pointed it out to Shen Jintai. “That’s it.”

Shen Jintai glanced across the night and vaguely saw Xiao Qi pointing an SLR at him. He took off his mask and stared at Xiao Qi’s camera coldly, with a gloomy expression. Zheng Siqi and Bai Qingquan also took off their masks and looked at her.

With three popular stars staring at Xiao Qi in unison like this, she couldn’t bear it. Her heart was jumping wildly, which made her feel guilty and scared. She quickly said, “Why are they looking at me like that? It’s too fierce.”

She had taken what she wanted, so she urged her colleague, “Go, go, go!”

She was afraid that those three brats would rush up to smash her SLR and beat her.

A pair of girls nearby stomped their feet excitedly, screaming, “It’s the East Palace three masters. Did you see it?”

The girl who filmed the whole thing screamed with her. “It really is! It really is!”

“Did you record that just now? Send it to me ASAP. If I wasn’t taking pictures with you, I would’ve also filmed it.”

“Don’t worry. I have recorded it all. Who is the woman in that car? Paparazzi?”

“I don’t know, but looking at the expressions of my brothers, this woman is definitely up to no good!”

“The way the three of them took off their masks was really impressive. It was as if they were starring in a blockbuster movie!”

Perceiving the three of them coming over, the girl hurried to her car. She had come here for dinner, and as she was looking for a restaurant, she saw Shen Jintai. When she saw the handsome guys near him also take off their masks, she discovered that they were Bai Qingquan and Prince Zheng Siqi! She had to thank God for the good luck she had today!

“The company wants me to visit your crew in two days,” Zheng Siqi said. “There won’t be any issues, right?”

Monsoon’s intention was obvious. Visiting the set wasn’t the main purpose. The main purpose was for the three of them to create topics and hype.

“I have an issue,” Bai Qingquan said. “I have a lot of issues.”

Zheng Siqi was shocked. Since he was an honest guy, he became embarrassed. Shen Jintai laughed and said, “The company just asked you to come, and you only think of visiting the set. Of course, we have issues.”

Bai Qingquan laughed. “The issue is, you’re promoting our movie for free. On behalf of the PR department, I thank you.”

As soon as Bai Qingquan spoke, Shen Jintai motioned for them to put on their mask. Bai Qingquan and Zheng Siqi looked back and saw several passersby holding phones while filming them. Bai Qingquan maintained his fairy-like demeanor as he smiled and waved at them.

After waving his hand and turning his head, he immediately changed his face, put on a mask, and said, “Shoot again!”

Zheng Siqi and Shen Jintai all laughed. Bai Qingquan was really cute.

When he first finished filming The East Palace, Zheng Siqi felt that he had become a little bent. When he looked at Shen Jintai, he felt he couldn’t separate reality from fiction, and the feelings in his heart became very subtle. Now, after being separated for several months, he had finally returned to normal. He was a top idol now and his popularity had given him a lot of confidence. The three of them had really become good friends.

He couldn’t help but feel lucky that he was able to make such good friends as a newcomer in the industry. They had all benefited from each other. Their effects of 1 + 1 were greater than 3 and, since they were different types, there was no conflict of interest. This was the result of being at the right time and place. This fate was truly rare.

He hoped that the three of them, the so-called Three Great Masters of The East Palace could be friends for a lifetime and go to Qingyun* together.

*(青云) Old metaphor for morality and prestige. It also to refers to the sky. || In this context, he’s saying they all can rise to the top together.

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Early the next morning, when Yan Qiuchi arrived at the office, he heard Fang Yun yelling, “Absolutely impossible!” Her expression was slightly anxious.

Seeing her boss was coming in, Fang Yun quickly hung up the phone and stood up with a blushing face.

Yan Qiuchi: “What’s the matter?”

“Nothing,” Fang Yun said. “It’s not a work issue.”

Yan Qiuchi didn’t continue to ask her and went directly into his office. As soon as he entered, he faintly heard Fang Yun say, “How can Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan fall in love?!”

Yan Qiuchi’s heart suddenly shook, and he felt his mind going blank. The first feeling he felt was, ‘Shen Jintai’s confession was successful.’

He finally confirmed his relationship with Bai Qingquan!

Yan Qiuchi was at such a loss that he couldn’t even tell how he felt. The shock, mixed with loss, was so strong that his throat soured. Perhaps it was due to the machinations of jealousy and possessiveness. He pursed his lips tightly and stood still for a long time. His most worrying event had finally happened.

Human nature was selfish after all. He had hoped that Bai Qingquan would reject Shen Jintai. Now that they were together, he could only look forward to them breaking up.

Yan Qiuchi turned on his phone and went to check Weibo’s hot search. At the top, in the #1 spot with words above it, were the following:

[Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan love affair exposed!]

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The author has something to say:

Catalyst Xiao Qi ushered in a face-slapping duo.

Three handsome guys stand together to give you the shot, Xiao Qi, you can RIP.

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Kinky Thoughts:

Ah, so Xiao Qi inexplicable hatred towards Shen Jintai was explicable after all. She’s just a homophobe.

So, I guess Bai Qingquan isn’t getting a match with Zheng Siqi as he’s a straight man. While a bit sad, I don’t find it too bad either. There are too many danmei that I read where all the male characters are gay, and it just feels unrealistic. I mean, even in this one, most of the male characters are gay. Seriously, if there were that many gays in the world, there wouldn’t be so many single lonely shous out there…

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 102: Why is he so Good-Looking?

“Wow, <Pilot> hasn’t been released yet, but the trailer for the new movie Touhua’s in already came out. It’s so seamless!”

“At the end of the year, he also has <Welcome Rain on a Spring Night>. It’s said that actor Cai Jun is acting with him! This is the main film project for Sunshine Media in the second half of the year. Touhua’s resources touch the sky!”

“This is called defying the gods. Touhua will have a super pie next year.”

“Isn’t the new movie directed by Director Zhang? I see a lot of pie-licking in your district. Some people say the male protagonist is already in touch with Touhua.”

“Will he only make movies in the future? It has always been a regret in my heart that Li Xu didn’t take the golden bell. I really want him to make another TV series and become emperor.”

“If there’s a movie, who would want to star on the small screen? The original work of <When You’re Older> is very touching. Touhua and Bai Qingquan are the best matches for a young student. Xingyun* is so rich! “

*(兴云) The full idiom is Xingyun brings rain which metaphorically refers to music, poetry and prose are magnificent and outstanding. From the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Emperor Xiaoming Ji. || In this context, it’s just praising Shen Jintai.

“Xingyun was founded by the second son of the Zhao family. He’s also a great man, and not in any way inferior to Prince Yan.”

“You are dead. You dare to mention Prince Yan in a Touhua’s post. The gold powders will tear you apart!”

After this comment came out, gold powder “hugged their brother and didn’t make an appointment”.

As a staunch defender of JinQiu CP, every time Mrs. Yan sees such comments, her mood becomes complicated. She felt that it was difficult for Yan Qiuchi to catch Shen Jintai. Not only did he need to catch Shen Jintai, he had to deal with netizens as well.

When she watched the trailer for <When You’re Older> she felt that Bai Qingquan and Shen Jintai were a good match. Just looking at their appearance with their school uniform on gave them a clean and youthful look that felt right.

Not only did Mrs. Yan think it felt right, but even netizens thought they were eye-catching. Bai Qingquan and Shen Jintai were the best matches among the little fresh meat.

“Touhua really has a CP physique. The ancient costume matches Zheng Siqi’s face, and the modern drama matches Bai Qingquan’s face!”

“The most amazing thing is that when he was with Zheng Siqi, it was clearly established who was the gong and the shou. Now when he’s with Bai Qingquan, there’s also a clearly established gong and shou, but they’re reversed. Hahahaha!”

“Hahahaha, are you saying that Bai Qingquan is the shou? I have wanted to say this for a long time. He really looks like a shou, but the moonlight powders doesn’t want to admit it.”

Moonlight powders responded immediately. “Shou my ass! My brother is a straight man!”

Every time Bai Qingquan saw similar comments, he couldn’t help but become melancholic. He wondered if he pretended to be straight too hard and that there was never any same-sex scandal that involved him. As a gay in the entertainment industry, there would be at least some same-sex rumors, but he remained squeaky clean. He had no rumored boyfriend or girlfriend, as the fans believed he was still a good virgin. Truthfully, he was.

Recently, he was filming love scenes with Shen Jintai. During such a scene, when he was about to make a move, his heart would feel as if it was bursting when he got close to Shen Jintai, even though he was acting with a sister.

“Cut!”

Sun Sihai stood up and said, “Qingquan, this one didn’t work just now. You have to look into Jintai’s eyes.”

“I’m sorry.” Bai Qingquan smiled shyly.

Shen Jintai laughed as he pulled up the schoolbag on his shoulder.

It’s only been a few days since filming started, and he had already accumulated another six points towards his beauty reward. He felt that every time he shot a passionate scene with Bai Qingquan, Xiao Ai would jump out and give him extra points. Even if it wasn’t love, it had to mean Bai Qingquan’s impression of him was improving! He must keep being persistent!

“You have to let go,” Shen Jintai said.

Bai Qingquan blushed slightly and said, “I’m not used to filming this kind of drama with men. Unlike you, who have experience from filming The East Palace.”

Shen Jintai laughed. “If you want, I can teach you some lessons.”

The photographers next to him all laughed. Sun Sihai chuckled and said, “You’re just flirting now, aren’t you?”

Luo Wensheng was a master flatterer. He was lively and cheerful and always cracked funny jokes. Contrasted, Yu Nuo was relatively reserved. The personalities of Shen Jintai and Bai Qingquan match these two roles perfectly.

“Come on, let’s do it again,” Sun Sihai said.

Bai Qingquan hurriedly said, “Wait a minute. I need to find that feeling.”

It wasn’t as if Bai Qingquan was incapable of acting. After all, he had been pretending to be a straight man all this time, and he was vigilant about keeping things that were same-sex related concealed tightly in his heart. In front of so many people, he was worried he would reveal too much of his true desire for men.

Wuwuwu. What would people think if they saw him acting like such a slut?! Moments like these were when he especially envied Shen Jintai. Everyone knew that Shen Jintai liked men so he could perform without burden. He could be bold and direct and act as how a vigorous teenage boy should.

When the camera was filming, Bai Qingquan felt numb when Shen Jintai’s hand touched him. It wasn’t like he had never filmed a love scene before. He had even filmed a kissing scene with an actress once. Wuwuwu. Thinking about that made him want to cry again. His first kiss was dedicated to a woman!

Filming intimate scenes with an actress turns out to be completely different from doing it with men. His gayness was innate. Even with a touch of a finger, it felt completely different. His hands would go numb, and his heart would feel itchy. Even if the actor playing against him, was Shen Jintai. He collided with the deer in his heart*.

*(小鹿乱撞) Describes rapid beating of the heart because of fear, but later used to describe the pounding feeling between men and women, but in this case it’s between two men.

“Give Bai Qingquan a close-up,” Sun Sihai said as he looked closely at Bai Qingquan’s face. “It’s a good performance. Look at the cramped and unbearable look in his eyebrows!”

Bai Qingquan’s spring heart rippled as he tried his best to suppress it. It came out naturally and was uncontrolled. From Sun Hai’s point of view, this was all because of his acting skills.

This straight man acting is so realistic! Such good acting skills!

Sun Hai felt that Shen Jintai also acted well. Luo Wensheng was already in love with Yu Nuo from the very start. He secretly touched Yu Nuo’s hand to tease him. From a reality perspective, it looked as if Shen Jintai really wanted to tease Bai Qingquan!

With such good acting skills from these two young actors, Sun Hai could be a worry-free director! It was as if their acting were real-life!

Mrs. Yan, who came to visit the set, was horrified when she watched from the side. The two of them seemed to be such a perfect match that even she wanted to support the BaiJin CP. She wasn’t sure if it was because of the influence of the character filters. When she read the original work for <When You’re Older> she found the story to be very touching.

<When You’re Older> was an adaptation of <When My Lover Gets Old, I Will Still Be as Beautiful as a Flower>. The interesting thing about this was not only was the plot touching, but it also had a big twist.

The context had a slightly sci-fi setting where the protagonist, Yu Nuo, was a man who would never grow old. He had a lover of the same sex named Luo Wensheng, who was an ordinary man. The start showed a scene of Luo Wensheng running away from home, and Yu Nuo had called the police to search for him.

It turned out that Luo Wensheng was an old man with gray hair, while Yu Nuo still looked like he was only in his twenties. The old Luo Wensheng didn’t want to burden the young Yu Nuo, and he couldn’t accept that he was getting old in front of his lover. After he slipped and hurt himself in the bathroom, Luo Wensheng ran away from home.

Yu Nuo was finally able to find him a few years later. At that point, Luo Wensheng was so bedridden that he no longer recognized his lover. The two spent their last moments together as Luo Wensheng finally died in Yu Nuo’s arms.

This was the epitome of the novel, summarizing the title of the book: “When my lover gets old, I will still be as beautiful as a flower.” This was a tragic story of young and old love.

Under the sci-fi setting, Yu Nuo, who would never grow old, lived out his days alone for years until finally technology had advanced to the point where time travel became a reality. Even after decades and hundreds of years, he still missed Luo Wensheng, so Yu Nuo traveled back to the day they met. That same day where he was only sixteen and Luo Wensehng was seventeen.

They started falling in love on campus and walked hand-in-hand for another lifetime.

From the reader’s perspective, they would think this was simply a story about traveling to the past to meet your lover again. Until they realized that the scene they read at the beginning had been repeated. Luo Wensehng once again ran away, and Yu Nuo called the police to search for him.

Only then did the readers get the full picture that this wasn’t Yu Nuo’s first time traveling back. The story at the beginning was already one of his countless crossings. This was a story about a man who would never grow old and was constantly traveling back in time so he could embrace his lover just once more.

“My only promise for the rest of my life is to run towards Luo Wensheng.”

The abuse made the liver tremble. When this movie was released, Mrs. Yan believed that there would be a huge rise in BaiJin CP fans. The level of abuse inflicted by this pair was comparable to that of Jintai Qiongying.

After returning home from visiting the set, Mrs. Yan waited in the living room until Yan Qiuchi came back from work. “Come here. I have something to tell you.”

Yan Qiuchi walked over.

She asked Yan Qiuchi, “What’s your situation now? Don’t you plan to chase him?”

Yan Qiuchi said, “I’ve been busy lately.”

“I went to visit the set today and saw Xiao Jin acting against Bai Qingquan. I feel that after filming this movie, the two of them will be able to get along much better.”

Yan Qiuchi also knew he had to act with haste. He was also extremely anxious because he hadn’t been sleeping well. Bai Qingquan and Shen Jintai could determine their relationship at any moment.

Shen Jintai was now filming in Nancheng, so distance wasn’t an issue. In fact, just yesterday, they were filming in a small restaurant that was less than 2 kilometers from his company. He had secretly driven to the scene. The staff had closed off the streets, and people were gathered around watching them shoot. Fortunately, he was tall enough to stand above the crowd and look on. He saw Shen Jintai in a suit and tie filming a scene of him leaving work.

Shen Jintai was tall and slender, and he looked awfully handsome in the suit. The lights the crew shined on him made him look dazzling. Bai Qingquan was standing on the side of the road wearing a white shirt. Shen Jintai had put one hand in his pockets as he walked towards him with vigor, then directly grabbed his hand and walked forward with great strides.

This part of the movie should be where Luo Wensheng holds Yu Nuo in public for the first time. It was a very sweet scene, and Shen Jintai exuded a natural aggressive aura. After the director yelled “Cut!”, he let go of Bai Qingquan’s hand and smiled. When Yan Qiuchi saw that smile, he heard a nearby auntie say, “A star is truly a star. Why does he look so good?”

Yan Qiuchi also thought: ‘Why is he so beautiful?’

He thought Shen Jintai was 10,000 times better-looking than Bai Qingquan. He had that confident, seductive aura. Every frown and every smile were charming and touched his heart deeply. His love was only growing stronger, and it had invaded his dreams.

Unfortunately, his confession was rejected. The only reason everyone could still be friends was because he was still a gentleman and his love was restrained. If he forcibly pursued Shen Jintai, he would categorically get rejected…

The result of a face-to-face confrontation may cause Shen Jintai to start avoiding him in the future. It wasn’t that Yan Qiuchi didn’t dare to chase; he just couldn’t find a reason to chase. He needed a grandiose-sounding reason to start his pursuit.

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The author has something to say:

Xiao Qi, come on, give him one.

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Kinky Thoughts:

WTF. What kind of dog-blooded stories is this author writing?! I’m already sobbing.

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 101: There Is No Danger, Duo Lovers

Yan Qiuchi blushed, and he let go of his phone. He didn’t lie. He really dreamed of Shen Jintai just now. It wasn’t a trick. He was just being a bit indulgent and saying what was on his mind. He felt that being in love made people vulnerable.

He had become very unlike him. In the process of falling in love, Yan Qiuchi discovered many things that he didn’t know before.

For example, this feeling of coquettishness, childishness, vulnerability, and dependency was usually a characteristic of women and children. He had never acted spoiled, even with his parents, and he had not been coquettish since he was a child. Though young, he was mature for his age, independent, and always self-improving. However, after liking Shen Jintai, he discovered that people are no different from each other. Men occasionally wanted to act spoiled like children to gain attention from the person they long for.

Of course, this side would only be revealed in front of a lover. These small details will only appear after falling in love. These things were so novel, embarrassing, yet exciting to Yan Qiuchi that he became addicted to the taste.

“This is Yan Qiuchi’s personal number,” Shen Jintai said to Xiao Tang. “From now on, you will go to engage with him on my behalf.”

“I already have President Yan’s number.” Xiao Tang looked at Shen Jintai suspiciously.

Shen Jintai glanced at Xiao Tang. “Oh. Alright then. You go and rest.”

Xiao Tang couldn’t hold back his inner gossip. Something must have happened again!

“By the way, Brother Jin, our plane tonight will leave at half past seven after dinner.”

Shen Jintai nodded. “Are they still guarding the hall?”

Xiao Tang: “Yes, but not many. Some of them have dispersed after listening to Sister Lan’s persuasion.”

Shen Jintai will attend a promotional event for a high-luxury brand tomorrow morning, so he couldn’t further delay. His itinerary was very packed. Fortunately, Monsoon Entertainment had contacted a local security company and hired bodyguards to escort him to the airport.

After dinner, Shen Jintai put on a hat and mask and got out of the elevator under the escort of Xiao Tang and others. As soon as they arrived in the hall, the squatting illegitimate rice immediately surrounded them. The bodyguards instantly blocked them. They were tall and big, so the little girls didn’t dare to come too hard. They stood back as they held up their cameras and shot wildly at Shen Jintai. Li Meilan was also wearing a mask and stretched out her hand to block the cameras. One hand tightly grasped Shen Jintai’s arm.

Shen Jintai lowered his head slightly. He had always been kind to fans, but now he didn’t say a single word. He quickly walked towards the commercial car that was parked outside.

As soon as he left the hotel gate, a gust of wet rain splashed his face. An assistant helped him open the car door. When Shen Jintai was about to get in the car, a girl with an umbrella on the side of the road suddenly rushed towards him. The bodyguard hurriedly reached out to block her. Before he could block her, the girl slipped and fell to the ground with a thud.

“Oh my god, did you see it?!” Xiao Qi patted her colleague on the shoulder excitedly. “Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!”

There were screams from the crowd because the girl’s umbrella rolled directly onto the road. A passing car drove by and almost ran over the girl’s arm.

Someone immediately helped the girl up. She was drenched and pale. She shook her head and said, “I’m fine. I’m okay.”

Shen Jintai took off his mask and immediately walked towards the group of illegitimate rice. Li Meilan pulled him but couldn’t hold him back.

“Can you pay attention to safety! Do you want to die?!” Shen Jintai was severely frightened. His expression was extremely ugly. The girls around him still held their phones as they continued recording and taking pictures of him, thinking they had finally seized the opportunity. The flashes from their cameras were dazzling in the night as they captured Shen Jintai’s gloomy face. Before he could say anything else, Li Meilan grabbed him and dragged him into the car.

Shen Jintai’s body was wet, so Xiao Tang hurriedly took a towel and wiped the rain from his hair.

Li Meilan quickly shut the car door. “If persuasion worked, they would have dispersed a long time ago.”

“She was almost killed just now!” Shen Jintai said. “If something really happened, I can’t imagine the terrifying result!”

“Go, go, go, go,” Li Meilan said to the driver.

The bodyguards couldn’t stop the girls, so they rushed to the car window. Shen Jintai grabbed his phone and took a reverse shot. Outside the blurred car window, there were several faces that were almost glued against the window. Flashes of light were shining behind them, creating a scary scene.

“I got it! Did you capture everything?” Xiao Qi asked excitedly.

“I did. I did!”

Before Shen Jintai even got off the plane, the piece of news had spread online.

[The staff around a top idol pushed fans roughly, almost causing a car accident. Star chasers must be rational, and stars must treat fans as human beings.]

There was an accompanying picture that looked chilling. It was a GIF showing a girl suddenly falling to the ground in the foggy, rainy night and a car suddenly turning sharply. From the perspective of the shooter, it looks as if the car had run over the girl’s arm.

“Oh my god, so scary!”

“I heard that it was the bodyguards pushing and shoving, and the road was slippery since it was a rainy day, which caused the fans to be pushed down. It looked really dangerous!”

“Isn’t Touhua always good to fans? I remember that his company had sent a lot of press releases, and he’s simply the first person in the entertainment industry to cook with care. What’s going on?”

“What else can happen? He’s starting to play his tricks again. Have you already forgotten his true face?”

Immediately, a marketing account released a video of Shen Jintai scolding an illegitimate rice when he first debuted a few years ago. There was also a video in which he directly flipped off a candid camera. He didn’t care if it was gold powder filming him. He simply ignored it.

The main reason why the GIF was so chilling was that, in addition to the girl who was completely drenched, making her look quite pitiful, there were also fierce big bodyguards surrounding her. The icing on the cake was Shen Jintai’s dark face, which seemed particularly domineering.

Since he hadn’t made an appearance in a long time, as soon as this news was released, it quickly climbed the hot search, and the entertainment forums were in full swing.

Xiao Qi looked at the money in her account and said, “It seems that Shen Jintai was blocking the way of many people.”

“More monks than meat*. I don’t know how many peers want to watch him overturn.”

*(僧多肉少嘛) Idiom referring to less resources and more people that want them.

Not only were there stars who had a competitive relationship with Shen Jintai, but there were also those who were enemies of Monsoon Entertainment. Among the most popular artists, Shen Jintai rarely showed up because he usually filmed behind closed doors with the crew, which was considered relatively rare.

The gold powders were the first to smell the blackness. “Who is blackening my son?!”

“Several marketing accounts are building momentum, and they seem organized. Sisters, go and control the comments.”

“It’s really scary to look at! It can’t be true. I still believe in my brother. There must be a reason.”

“Sisters, wait a moment. I will contact Brother Tang to find out the real situation!”

Shen Jintai and the others had received the news when the plane landed. This could be considered Shen Jintai’s first negative news after turning red. Ji Fengxing had called personally and asked Li Meilan to deal with it carefully.

Monsoon Entertainment was good at PR, and it had done a pretty good job of containing this news. Not long after the hot search was launched, Monsoon issued a solemn statement in response to the rumors of Shen Jintai being a diva and shoving fans.

The company’s statement was strictly in accordance with the standard template, striving for accuracy and objectivity. It was mainly aimed at ill-intentioned disinformation marketing accounts. Not long after the company’s statement was issued, Xiao Tang cooperated and posted another long Weibo post.

In the post, he described the entire situation, starting with the blockade of illegitimate rice at the hotel until the so-called “shoving incident”. His personal Weibo post complained about the bad behavior of illegitimate children, and the tone was angry. A lot of it was not suitable for a company, let alone for Shen Jintai himself to post, so it had to come from someone else.

Finally, Shen Jintai retweeted these two Weibo posts with only one sentence: [Safety will always come first, both for you and me.]

“I knew someone deliberately framed my brother!”

“Some people are jealous, so they have started to use the following methods, right? So many marketing numbers are following the rhythm, and many comments are headed by a water army!”

How could the gold powders stand this kind of anger? The marketing accounts were immediately torn to shreds that no one could even recognize them any longer. When the gold powders came out, the black material was strangled in the crib before it even had the chance to spread.

The discussion online began to shift towards the issue of illegitimate rice. All popular stars have encountered them before. Serious fans abhorred this kind of behavior. In fact, a lot of them weren’t even illegitimate rice but actually black powders just pretending. Their purpose was to irritate celebrities, create negative news so it would damage their image, and the more perverted ones just wanted to make stars and fans angry.

Xiao Qi failed to vent this time but had temporarily solved her money problems. She only became more motivated to blacken Shen Jintai. Everyone had shortcomings, especially those like Shen Jintai, who used to have a bad temper. She firmly believed that Shen Jintai was just using his hypocrisy to hide it temporarily. Sooner or later, the fox tail will show up again.

She wanted to be Shen Jintai’s only paparazzi.

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This incident caught everyone by surprise but also taught them a valuable lesson. Ji Fengxing personally gave instructions to the company and equipped all their popular artists with professional bodyguards.

After Shen Jintai had returned to Nancheng, he joined the crew of <When You’re Older> to try on makeup, outfits, and took promotional photos. While he was on set shooting his promotional photos, Bai Qingquan, who had just finished recording his variety show, came over to meet him.

The first thing Bai Qingquan said when he saw him was, “Are you okay?”

“I’m alright.”

“I saw all the hot searches yesterday, and I forwarded your post.”

Shen Jintai smiled and said, “I saw it.”

“I have to lose weight,” Bai Qingquan said suddenly.

Shen Jintai was stunned for a moment. Bai Qingquan continued, “You seem to have lost a lot of weight again. Wearing this school uniform, you really look like a high school student.”

One-fifth of the movie revolves around the high school days of the characters they played. Fortunately, both of them were in their early twenties, so they were long and tender. After putting on their school uniforms, they really looked like high schoolers, especially Shen Jintai. He was so handsome when he was wearing a military uniform. Now that his hairstyle had changed and he was wearing a school uniform with a backpack straddled on his shoulder and his hands in his pocket, he was like the living image of Luo Wensheng.

His body was full of youthful sunshine. Bai Qingquan felt it was the correct choice to choose Shen Jintai. As long as Shen Jintai didn’t take off his clothes, he wouldn’t feel aggrieved. Of course, he himself wasn’t particularly adult-looking either. In his costume, he looked like a gentle and upright adolescent boy.

Unlike the confidential tone of <Pilot>, <When You’re Older> took a completely different promotional route. The first shot was a set of shots taken for the first trailer. The crew had bought the copyright to the song <When You’re Older>* and it was played as the background song in the trailer.

*Clarity: The song and the movie title are the same.

On a long forest road, the trees were lush as they provided shade from the sun. In the rustling wind were the backs of two teenagers wearing their high school uniforms, each carrying a backpack, running towards the boulevard. People behind them shouted, “Luo Wensheng, wait for me!”

The two boys in front didn’t stop, as laughter could be faintly heard. They ran into the distance together, and suddenly the leaves turned yellow, covering the ground with colors of gold. The wind blew, causing the leaves to rustle along the ground. A young man was wearing a black suit and guiding an old man. The old man had gray hair and was staggering along the road.

The light prelude music of the song <When You’re Older> sounded as their backs gradually blurred, like a wisp of blue smoke, and finally transformed into a sentence.

[A lifetime is not enough. I want to love you for a few more lifetimes.]

Then Zhao Zhao’s singing voice was clear, and he slowly sang, “When you get old, your hair turns gray.”

As soon as the trailer was released, it swept across the internet, and the two top streams joined forces to create a life-and-death love story.

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The author has something to say:

As soon as the first sentence of <When You’re Older> came out, it made people cry.

The story of <When You’re Older> is the central drama of <Don’t Be Coquettish>. Because it has been written, the repetitive content will not be written again. Therefore, the movie mainly focuses on the filming process, and it will not be like The East Palace and <Pilot>. Too much ink is used in the drama. If you are interested, you can go to the novel <Don’t Be Coquettish> to read it.

It is about a man who will not grow old. After the death of his lover, he travels through time and space and keeps returning to the story of meeting his lover in the past. It is a love film with a bit of reversal, and the love and pain that go back and forth are crueler. If you don’t plan to read <Don’t Be Coquettish>, don’t worry. There will be stories and background introductions in the next chapter that will not affect the novel.

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Kinky Thoughts:

The title, There is no danger (有惊无险) is an idiom referring to something seemingly thrilling but without any danger. The process of describing something as grim but ultimately achieving the desired results.

Anyway, if you are interested in the connection of this world, you can read my Kinky Thoughts in chapter 69 that explains in greater details how <Don’t Be Coquettish> (another novel written by the author) relates to this book as well as the summary for it.

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 100: Is Yan Qiuchi Being Coquettish?

“Are those people gone?” Shen Jintai asked while eating.

Xiao Tang said, “Some are. The others are still sitting in the hall.”

“Why don’t I post on Weibo to appeal,” Shen Jintai said. “I don’t know how long they’ll stay there.”

“They’ll disperse in the evening. Sleeping is not allowed in the hall,” Li Meilan said. “I’m worried about another thing.”

Shen Jintai: “What?”

Li Meilan: “Do you think they know President Yan?”

Shen Jintai was stunned.

Li Meilan said, “If they catch President Yan and you appearing in the same hotel, I don’t know what will happen. These people are crazier than your ordinary fans. They might really lose their minds if they know about this.”

“It’s okay. I’m not afraid of shadows,” Shen Jintai said it heartbreakingly.

“You can’t underestimate the power of rumors, especially that you’re now reddish purple*. Every move will detonate the Internet.” Li Meilan pushed up her glasses. “In fact, President Yan is a really good person. What I’m worried about is your fans’ acceptance of your relationship with him. When we made our comeback, we took the route of the rebirth of the phoenix. The fans you lost in the past have now come back. A large part of why they left was because of Yan Qiuchi. Although this old relationship has already been uncovered and published, there’s still a lingering shadow for your fans. It’s okay to fall in love, but not with him. The fans definitely won’t be able to accept it. When the time comes, your image will collapse, and I’m afraid the backlash will be even more severe than before. The fans will feel you have deceived them. It’s then not just an issue of them stopping being your fans.”

*(红的发紫) Describes someone who is extremely trusted and valued, like the sun in the sky. In ancient times, it referred to someone who was favored by the emperor.

Shen Jintai nodded solemnly. “Don’t worry. I don’t have any thoughts about him in my heart. It is impossible for old feelings to rekindle. I believe that as long as I have a resolute attitude, I will not break through, even if there are rumors.”

“Unless…”

“Unless what?”

Li Meilan smiled and said, “Unless the fans also see President Yan’s face is really fragrant. He commences the chasing game with you, and he chases you like you chased him in the past. He keeps chasing, and you keep rejecting. With enough abuse, it will soften the public’s heart, and they will consider pitying him*.”

*Clarity: In this context, she’s saying if the fans can see Yan Qiuchi did a 180 and is now begging for forgiveness and chasing Shen Jintai madly, they might forgive him.

Shen Jintai smiled. “Do you think this situation is possible? Is Yan Qiuchi the kind of person who would pursue others so frantically?”

Li Meilan replied, “Originally, I thought it was impossible, but then Yan Qiuchi actually fell in love with you, so what else is impossible in this world?” She then flashed a smile at him.

Shen Jintai laughed, lowered his head, and flipped through the magazine in his hand. “Forget it. I can’t afford it.”

He hoped that Yan Qiuchi would give up and that they would return to their previous harmonious and distant relationship. There was only one bond between them, and that was Mrs. Yan. Because they both loved this same woman, they would continue to make contact with each other, but that was all.

This would save a lot of hassle and embarrassment. Time would eventually let his fans know that he and Yan Qiuchi were no longer possible. Their idol could now face the man he couldn’t yearn for with the most calm and simple smile.

After eating, Li Meilan asked Xiao Tang to bring some snacks and drinks and prepared to go out.

Li Meilan: “I’ll talk to those girls again to see if they can be obedient and leave.” It was still best to focus on appeasement.

It was raining, and there were illegitimate rice squatting outside, so he had nowhere to go. He had a lazy night, spending it in bed. After waking up, he turned on his phone camera and looked at himself. He had never analyzed his face so carefully before.

The most beautiful thing about him was his eyebrows, which were dark and long. It looked heroic but not too rigid. His eyes were bright, could convey all his emotions, and were very expressive when he was acting. The most vivid things were his lips. They were clean and tender, rosy and soft. The toughest thing was his chin, which had the standard male contour.

He liked this face a lot. Compared with his near-perfect body, his facial features weren’t particularly delicate compared to Bai Qingquan, but it was still a suitable face for an actor. He felt like he didn’t need to become prettier anymore.

“Ding Dong!”

Shen Jintai: “…”

“Dear,” Xiao Ai said cautiously.

“What’s the matter?”

“Dear, Xiao Ai has some different opinions on your thinking just now.”

“Speak.”

“It’s easy for a beautiful man to be ugly, but it’s very difficult for a plain person to be beautiful. Your facial features might have improved, but Xiao Ai thinks your nose can be more perfect.”

After listening to this, Shen Jintai carefully looked at his nose. It hadn’t undergone any beautification, but he felt it was good-looking enough. It was at least better-looking than most male celebrities out there. Compared to a passerby, it could be considered godly.

“Dear, your nose is indeed good-looking, but a truly perfect nose is straight without humps. In the industry, only two individuals possess such an almost perfect nose. Dong Li among the female stars, and Gu Bai among the male stars.”

Shen Jintai used his phone to search for these two celebrities. Looking at them, he felt Xiao Ai’s words were true. Their noses were definitely the highlights.

“So dear, keep working hard. The room for beautification is unlimited! The entertainment industry is full of little fresh meat, but you want to become an immortal meat. The god of all immortals!”

“Xiao Ai,” Shen Jintai smiled lazily while lying in bed. “It’s a pity that you don’t do sales. Your little mouth is so talented.”

“Then do you like Xiao Ai or do you prefer Xiao Mei?”

“It’s been a long time since I saw Xiao Mei. I miss him a little bit. Is he your husband?” Shen Jintai said.

“Ah, how hateful!” Xiao Ai hurriedly said. “I am 1!”

“Bystanders can see it clearly but there is a type of person in this world who can never distinguish their own attributes, don’t you know?”

Just like Xiao Ai. He? A 1?!

Xiao Ai immediately said, “Yes, Xiao Ai also agrees with you.”

“What do you mean?”

“One sunny morning, there was a young man lying on the bed. His ass was wrapped in dark-colored sheets. His thin waist twisted, and his white skin accentuated his may cherries. Dear, do you think such a person is a gong or shou?”

Shen Jintai immediately sat up in bed, only to hear a beep as Xiao Ai went offline.

Where are you going, my Xiao Ai? Someone deserves a beating!

Ahhhhhhhhhh.

He felt that he had fallen into the trap of the system. At the rate this was going, he was going to be unable to attack, right?! Why didn’t he have the ability to make people’s stomachs bulge!

Yan Qiuchi was really the man he most aspires to be. Recalling Yan Qiuchi, he remembered that he was still sick. He called Xiao Tang over and asked him to check up on Yan Qiuchi. “See if he has seen a doctor and if he’s better.”

Xiao Tang nodded and went out. He came back a few minutes later and said, “I knocked on the door and no one answered.”

“No one answered?” Shen Jintai said. “Even if he went to the doctor, he should be back by now, right?”

He was getting worried, so he called Yan Qiuchi. The line rang for a long time before it eventually connected. Yan Qiuchi voice was hoarse as he answered, “Hello.”

“It’s me, Shen Jintai. Are you not at the hotel?”

“I took medicine and fell asleep,” Yan Qiuchi said.

“You didn’t go out to see a doctor?”

“I have taken antipyretic drugs, so I’m feeling better. Just a bit drowsy.” Yan Qiuchi asked, “Did you get off the plane?”

“I didn’t leave. I changed my flight,” Shen Jintai said. “Then you rest first. If you’re still not feeling well, go to the hospital.”

Yan Qiuchi responded with a “Nn”. Thinking Shen Jintai was about to hang up he called out, “Jintai.”

When Shen Jintai heard him calling his name like this, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy. He replied with a “Hm?”

“I had a vague dream just now. I dreamed of you,” Yan Qiuchi said.

Shen Jintai’s heart was pounding. OMG!

Yan Qiuchi’s voice was so hoarse and soft that it sounded like a lover’s murmur.

Shen Jintai let out a cough as he licked his lips, trying to think of what to say. Suddenly he heard Yan Qiuchi say, “You hang up. Thank you.”

“Thank you for what?” Shen Jintai whispered. “Buying and selling is not benevolent, hehe.”

“Thank you. Knowing that I am sick, you were still willing to come see me. I’m very touched. Truly.”

It felt as if he was lowering himself.

“As I should, of course.”

There seemed to be a slight sound of movement from Yan Qiuchi’s side, as if he were turning over. Yan Qiuchi’s voice was gentle, and it seemed to have a coquettish, sickly feeling as he said, “You are so kind.”

Frightened, Shen Jintai hurriedly hung up the phone. He threw the phone on the bed and looked at his arms.

My god, he had goosebumps.

“You are so kind.”

He raised his head to the sky, about to spit out a mouthful of blood!

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 99: Crazy

“If it weren’t for the task that I have to complete in order to survive, I might not even be able to flirt with the beautiful Bai Qingquan,” Shen Jintai said. “Since I have to flirt with one, I will flirt with my favorite one! In terms of aesthetics, Bai Qingquan is more tempting.”

“This was simply a suggestion from Xiao Ai. The final decision is still yours. However, Xiao Ai kindly reminds you that there is also a time limit for your mission.”

“What?!”

Why didn’t you say it before?!

“Since it’s a task, there must be a time limit.”

“I still have…how much time?”

“It must be completed within two years.”

That was okay. There was still nearly a year to go. After filming <When You’re Older>, he should be able to improve his relationship with Bai Qingquan further. He had confidence in himself. After all, if Yan Qiuchi could fall in love with him, then he need not mention Bai Qingquan!

“The love and harmony system’s premise is voluntary participation. Of course, we will not force you. I wish you an early victory, conquering the white moonlight, reaching the pinnacle of your beauty, and holding a beautiful man. Good luck!”

With a beep, Xiao Ai went offline.

Shen Jintai was sweating at what Xiao Ai said. He laid on the bed thinking about Bai Qingquan and Yan Qiuchi. Both were very good men. He didn’t blame the system for being conniving. After all, the choices they gave him were the best. One was the ultimate shou, and the other was the ultimate gong.

Thinking about it, it was better to go with Bai Qingquan. He likes little 0 beauties, so he felt very comfortable being with Bai Qingquan. As for Yan Qiuchi… Forget it. Being in bed with Yan Qiuchi would be awful, especially since he had severe skin hunger. After holding it in for 25 years, he couldn’t imagine how scary it would be when it finally broke out.

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Yan Qiuchi was lying on the bed when he suddenly sneezed. It was the end of August. The hottest time was about to pass, signaling that autumn would soon arrive.

Yan Qiuchi had caught a cold. He was a person with a very good physique, so he rarely got sick. This time, it may be due to the cold wind by the river and his terrible mood. After lying in bed for a while, he felt that he was getting ill.

People who normally didn’t catch colds would usually have a severe one when they caught one. Their noses would get stuffy, they would constantly sneeze, and there would be buzzing in their heads. By the next morning, they would break out with a bad fever.

Yan Qiuchi was planning to visit the clinic when there was a knock at his door. He went to open it and saw that it was Xiao Tang.

“President Yan.” Xiao Tang was excited and scared. He had just learned a very big secret. Yan Qiuchi had an icy face standing in front of him, yet just yesterday he had just confessed and received a tragic rejection. It was both fascinating and exhilarating. Looking at him now, President Yan’s expression looked really haggard, and he hadn’t shaved his beard so his chin was some cyan stubble.

It was rare to see President Yan so lost.

Yan Qiuchi responded with a “Nn”.

Xiao Tang smiled and said, “Brother Jin said we’re going to the airport. I don’t know what time your flight is. If it is the same flight, we can go together.”

“No need. You guys go first,” Yan Qiuchi said.

“You have a cold?” Xiao Tang instantly noticed his nasally voice.

“Nn. I have a fever.”

Xiao Tang silently thought to himself while in the elevator. Yan Qiuchi had told him that he was suffering from a fever. Did he want him to pass this on to Shen Jintai?

The domineering president was sick, and just like a beautiful woman with a bald head, it always made people feel pity. Xiao Tang didn’t have any animosity towards Yan Qiuchi. He always felt that Yan Qiuchi had always been polite and had a gentlemanly demeanor. He couldn’t blame him for the past. Only Brother Jin could be blamed for being too crazy about love.

Xiao Tang felt very tangled. He couldn’t help but elicit feelings of pity and be sentimental toward a domineering president who couldn’t court love. Yan Qiuchi wasn’t the only person in the world who didn’t like how Shen Jintai used to be, and now there are many who are madly in love with him.

When he returned to Shen Jintai’s room, he said to Shen Jintai, “President Yan said to go first. He seemed to be sick and haggard.”

Shen Jintai was getting dressed when he was taken aback by Xiao Tang’s words.

Li Meilan, who was helping Shen Jintai tidy up his neckline, immediately asked, “Sick?”

Xiao Tang: “Seems like a fever.”

Li Meilan glanced at Shen Jintai. Shen Jintai paused then said, “I’ll go and have a look.”

Li Meilan said, “You should think about it carefully.”

“I didn’t say that I wanted to avoid him until I died of old age. The Yan family has treated me well. I should go and have a look. Everyone tends to misunderstand me. As soon as they look, they think that I like him. Yan Qiuchi’s IQ is not that low that he would be the same.”

Raindrops were pounding on the window as Yan Qiuchi laid in bed looking at his watch. He was planning to wait another 10 minutes. If no one came, he would go to the hospital by himself. Who knew as soon as he put his hand down, there was a knock on the door.

Yan Qiuchi immediately sat up from the bed, coughed, then went to open the door. He saw Shen Jintai and Li Meilan standing outside.

“I heard from Xiao Tang that you are sick. Are you okay?” Shen Jintai said.

Yan Qiuchi said, “I just have a fever.”

“Then you have to go to the hospital,” Li Meilan said. “Let me accompany you.”

Yan Qiuchi glanced at Li Meilan and said, “No need.”

“Or let Xiao Tang accompany you,” Shen Jintai said. “A fever is not a trivial matter, so you should get it checked out. I think there’s a community hospital not far from here.”

Suddenly, a group of girls ran over in the corridor. Li Meilan heard messy footsteps. When she looked back, she saw those girls, holding mobile phones and SLRs in their hands, swarming around. Li Meilan was shocked and hurriedly stretched out her hand to protect Shen Jintai.

Shen Jintai also panicked. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was grabbed strongly by one of the girls. As soon as she grabbed his hand, she let out a deafening scream, overwhelmed with excitement.

Li Meilan reacted quickly and fiercely pulled the girl’s hand away. Using her other hand, she pushed Shen Jintai into Yan Qiuchi’s room and immediately shut the door from the outside. She stood outside by herself and stretched out her hand to block the girls’ phones. “Stop taking pictures! Stop!”

Shen Jintai was still reeling in shock as he heard the girls continue calling his name through the door. Suddenly there were banging noises. This was the first time Shen Jintai encountered an illegitimate rice that had chased him to the hotel. He became a little scared. He wasn’t sure how they followed him. His room wasn’t even on this floor. It was as if they possessed magical abilities.

Yan Qiuchi immediately went to call the hotel staff. There was still a lot of noise outside. Li Meilan was soothing the girls, who were impatient.

“We have been waiting for our brother in the hotel all night. We are gold powders and we just want to talk to our brother.”

“Brother, can you sign for me?”

“Ahhhhhh! I just touched my brother’s hand!”

It was rowdy outside. Yan Qiuchi coughed and said, “Don’t worry. The security guard is coming.”

The hotel was very high-end, and their work efficiency was equally so. A security guard came up in less than two minutes. From the noise outside, there sounded to be some pushing and shoving as Shen Jintai heard a girl shouting angrily, “Don’t touch me! Touch me again, and I will call the police. We also booked a room here. We are guests of this hotel and have the right to stand in the corridor. Just you dare try to touch me again!”

The girl then shouted at the door, “Shen Jintai, we are all gold powders. How could you treat your fans like this!”

Li Meilan was frightened by the girl’s madness. She was afraid that this would cause trouble and have a bad impact on Shen Jintai, so she tried to mend the situation and said, “Everyone, give Jintai some private space and stop filming. If you want to see him, we will have a meeting offline in a few days, and I can send you the address.”

“You asked my brother to come out and meet us. We are from Dongcheng. So many people have gathered in the room and waited all night.”

“You have to ask your company to arrange a few bodyguards for you,” Yan Qiuchi said to Shen Jintai. “When you have many fans, there will always be crazy ones who can and will do anything.”

Things finally calmed down after a while. Li Meilan came in and said, “They are all downstairs in the hall now. There are dozens of them.”

“You ask the hotel security staff to escort you to the car,” Yan Qiuchi said.

Li Meilan nodded and took a mask from her bag for Shen Jintai. Shen Jintai didn’t expect to encounter this kind of thing suddenly, so he said to Yan Qiuchi, “Go to the hospital later. I will leave first so I won’t cause you trouble.”

“Be careful yourself,” Yan Qiuchi said. “You don’t need to give face to fans who are too crazy. Don’t be afraid. The fans will understand.”

Shen Jintai nodded, put on a mask, and went out of the room. Xiao Tang and the others escorted him back to his room and said, “There are some people who are bad and ill-meaning, and they mixed with the illegitimate rice, which is more terrifying than the illegitimate rice themselves.”

The fan group is too complicated. Sometimes it was black powders. Sometimes it was powder black* so it was impossible to distinguish it all.

*(粉装黑) People who pretend to be black powder. Apparently, they just want attention, so they pretend to be anti-fans of someone so they can spew hatred and whatnot. || Clarity: What Xiao Tang is saying is that some of them are illegitimate rice, but there are some who are pretending to be illegitimate rice, which makes it even more terrifying.

“Today’s itinerary has been cancelled. I’m afraid we’ll get into a car accident with people following us. It’s raining and the road conditions aren’t good,” Li Meilan said.

Shen Jintai stood in front of the window and nodded. The rain was still pouring outside. It was even heavier than yesterday. The fog above the river was hazy, and the strong winds blew the raindrops, slamming them onto the windows. The sound it made caused people’s hearts to tighten.

Xiao Qi got into the car in the rain.

“How’s it going?” A girl in the car asked her.

“The hotel security is too strict, and the security is too tight. They almost broke my SLR.” Xiao Qi put down her camera and stroked her wet hair. Her face was pale, and she had beady eyes. She didn’t have makeup on and looked haggard, but her eyes were bright, as if they held boundless energy.

“I shared a room with those idiots yesterday. They were grinding teeth and snoring all night that I didn’t sleep much,” Xiao Qi sneered. “Sure enough, fans of Shen Jintai are all stupid and poor people. You keep watch for a bit. I’m taking a quick rest.”

Xiao Qi, a fan who relied on blackening Shen Jintai to eat, was now running out of food. She couldn’t tell whether she was just obsessed with blackening Shen Jintai because she hated him or because she needed to make money.

Regardless, she has no other ability now than to attack him! She wanted a big meal ticket!

“Shen Jintai has changed a lot now,” Xiao Qi said, narrowing her eyes. She remembered when she first met Shen Jintai. He was still red-haired and a bloody storm in the entertainment industry. At that time, there were too many people who hated him, and he had tons of black powder. As soon as she first saw him, she hated him. Later, she would scold him online and suddenly encounter a gold black group. Only then did she find that she could scold and make money!

Since then, she has been transformed into a professional gold black powder. Unlike other professional black powders, she was very single-minded, and she only blackened Shen Jintai. The more she scolded him, the more she hated him. It was as if she was brainwashing herself.

As long as she mentioned Shen Jintai now, she would feel uncomfortable.

If Shen Jintai didn’t have negative news, then she would make some. Her professional ability, coupled with the illegitimate rice she had worked so hard to find, would definitely be enough for Shen Jintai to choke on.

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The author has something to say:

Don’t worry, Xiao Qi, the obnoxious villain, will not end well!

The only thing she can succeed is to act as a cannon fodder catalyst! Her conspiracy will not succeed!

The next step is to slowly enter a small orgasm.

I posted a beautiful picture on Weibo. If you are interested, you can go and have a look.

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Kinky Thoughts:

Yan Qiuchi, very crafty. I thought you were an honest man.

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 98: Xiao Ai’s Suggestion!

Shen Jintai felt that Yan Qiuchi standing in front of him was impulsive and smart. His confession was phrased very craftily. Using his own words against him, ‘Everyone has changed’, Shen Jintai couldn’t respond back with things like ‘Didn’t you hate me?’ or ‘Didn’t you say that you wouldn’t ever fall in love with me in this life or the next?’  or ‘How could you fall in love with me?’ and such.

‘Everyone is changing. The past is the past, so let’s not mention it anymore.’

‘The current Yan Qiuchi likes Shen Jintai very much.’

As an artist, he couldn’t help but think what a clever and moving confession. As expected from a man who was so shrewd!

But…

Shen Jintai licked his lower lip. This confession was anachronistic and inappropriate.

Yan Qiuchi also knew. He had a 1 in 10,000 chance of success. The remaining 9,999 possibilities were all rejections. Still, he had to confess before Shen Jintai confessed to Bai Qingquan. He had to let Shen Jintai know that he had fallen in love with him. Perhaps Shen Jintai would be able to look back at him before he decided to chase Bai Qingquan.

“You may not believe me,” Shen Jintai finally spoke. His face was flushed. “I’m a 1 now.”

Yan Qiuchi: “…”

Shen Jintai was embarrassed. A frightening thought suddenly popped into his head. ‘What if Yan Qiuchi was a 0?’

Looking at Yan Qiuchi, he was taller than him, stronger than him, bigger than him, richer than him, and more refined than him! If he could conquer such a big onslaught, he would feel a special sense of accomplishment. He didn’t hate this thought either!

Ahhh, what was he thinking? It was Bai Qingquan’s 0 beauty that was more in line with his aesthetics! The world had gone awry! Why would he force a 1 to be a 0! If he wanted a 0, how could Yan Qiuchi compare to Bai Qingquan?

“First, thank you.” Shen Jintai gave an embarrassing smile as he put his hands into his pockets again. “You’re really good, but the two of us may not be compatible.” He didn’t expect it would be so difficult to use the good person card.

Yan Qiuchi remained silent for a long time. He then said, “It was originally something that couldn’t be forced. I knew it would be this result.”

Shen Jintai was about to say a few words of comfort when Yan Qiuchi suddenly said, “You have always misunderstood the relationship between me and Bai Qingquan. The fact is, we just have an ordinary relationship. I want you to know that I have never liked him in that way. You are my first love.”

Holy shit.

When Shen Jintai heard him say ‘first love’, his heart instantly shook. Yan Yaoxuan had confessed to him twice now, but it was incomparable to his brother. It wasn’t as if Shen Jintai did anything wrong, but hearing Yan Qiuchi’s confession, he couldn’t help but feel like a cold-faced and ruthless scumbag.

First love.

Hearing those words… Shen Jintai felt that he had let down the innocent and masculine heart of an overbearing president.

All the while, Yan Qiuchi was still issuing crits one after another. It was extremely sincere… at least to him, it sounded sincere. “This is the first time I like someone so much. I may not be able to hold back in the future and might say or do something unreasonable. I hope you can forgive me in advance. Before you get a lover, may I continue to keep loving you?”

Shen Jintai suddenly felt that he couldn’t match Yan Qiuchi. ‘Of course you can keep loving me! What qualification does he have to prevent him from doing so?!

But Shen Jintai felt that these words seemed to be luring him into a trap. He licked his lips again.

Yan Qiuchi said, “Thank you.”

My lord! The domineering president had suddenly lowered his position. His expression looked so lonely, and his tone was so sincere. Shen Jintai… couldn’t bear it anymore!

“No… No need for thanks,” Shen Jintai said.

He had rejected Yan Yaoxuan’s so readily, yet it seemed like he lost all his abilities in this moment. Did these words count as a rejection? Why did he feel so confused and unclear? ‘I may not be able to hold back in the future and might say or do something unreasonable.’ What would he say? What would he do?

Shen Jintai didn’t feel like this when he rejected Yan Yaoxuan. His mind was a mess. Looking at Yan Qiuchi walking in front of him, he was tall and especially handsome when he turned to look back at him. Such an excellent man who’s admired by thousands had fallen in love with him. Suddenly, Shen Jintai thought it wasn’t all that bad.

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“What?!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh!” Li Meilan was screaming her head off.

Shen Jintai, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa: “…”

“Yan Qiuchi actually confessed to you?! Ahhhhhhhhh!” Li Meilan hurriedly asked, “Then, how did you reject?”

“How do you know that I rejected him?”

“I saw President Yan’s face looking dead, and I knew something must have happened, but I didn’t expect it was him confessing to you. I mean, you two used to be like that. If he wanted to confess to you, he must have had tons of courage. After all, it’s equivalent to slapping himself in the face. It’s not easy for a man of his status and origin.”

“Don’t talk about it. I’ll sympathize with him if you keep talking about it.”

“Don’t.” Li Meilan calmed down a little. “This sister praise you for doing a good job.”

“Am I already so good that even Yan Qiuchi likes me?” Shen Jintai said. “Yan Qiuchi should be the most unlikely person in the world to like me, right?”

Yan Qiuchi, who once hated him to the bone, and is such a stellar man, could fall in love with him now. This signified that it was possible for others to like him as well. He could take Yan Qiuchi but he couldn’t take Bai Qingquan? Bai Qingquan was thirstier for love than Yan Qiuchi.

“Do you have any misunderstandings about yourself?” Li Meilan crossed her arms and looked at Shen Jintai’s ass, then at his exposed calves and feet.

Shen Jintai looked up at her.

Li Meilan said, “Do you know how many people are crazy about you now?”

Women loved him. Rotten women loved him even more. Hell, even some straight men had a very good impression of him. Shen Jintai’s temperament was fascinating. He was particularly lustful when he desired, but when he was upright, he was completely straight-laced. He had the figure of a young and handsome guy with white, tender, and pink parts. No matter if they were male or female, they all loved him.

Shen Jintai was lying on the sofa with only loose shorts and a t-shirt on. His black hair was thick, he had clear eyes, ruddy lips, a sharp-angled chin, slender fingers, and well-defined joints. Even his feet had the perfect blend of white and red.

So good. So excellent.

Sure enough, people love all things beautiful. Li Meilan felt that she would be moved if she kept staring. Shen Jintai didn’t have that girlish look. He was a good-looking, handsome guy that straight women would fawn over!

Shen Jintai: “Tell the crew that I’m going to dinner tonight. Otherwise, if I stay in the hotel, I might run into Yan Qiuchi, and he might invite me to dinner.”

“I get a little excited when I think of it,” Li Meilan smiled and said. “Such a good man like President Yan can be deflated. This is really a once-in-a-lifetime encounter. An excellent man like him couldn’t receive the feelings he wanted. It gives me a perverted feeling just thinking about it.”

Shen Jintai felt that Li Meilan seemed to be lost in her feelings at this moment. Still, he was a bit tickled by what Li Meilan said. Yan Qiuchi was very good, and about this, no one in the world would have doubts.

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Yan Qiuchi was lying motionless on the bed. Although the result of the confession was what he had expected, and despite his sly wording, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed at being rejected. He still had a friendly relationship with Shen Jintai. This meant the road wasn’t completely blocked. There was still room for opportunity. In the end, though, this was still his first confession and his first rejection. It would be a lie to say he wasn’t sad.

Yet despite this, his love continued to burn stronger, filling his heart, especially when he thought about what would happen when they returned to Nancheng. Shen Jintai would start filming with Bai Qingquan, and there were many parts that had extremely emotional love scenes. What was more, Shen Jintai already had some feelings toward Bai Qingquan.

He could only hope that Bai Qingquan remained unmoved.

Should he take action? Yan Qiuchi rested his arm coldly. He only needed to use a little bit of means, and what he couldn’t get, others wouldn’t either.

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Shen Jintai had just returned from the banquet. It was already past 11 at night. He had drunk some wine, so his body was red. Since he had received the flushing reward, he would turn red after drinking a single glass of wine, especially on his chest. He wiped the fog from the mirror and analyzed his body.

While he was showering, a thought suddenly occurred to him. Yan Qiuchi no longer hating him must be due to his personality, but whether he liked him… Was it because of his body?

Thinking that Yan Qiuchi might be lustful for his body, he immediately touched his belly subconsciously.

He wasn’t the official match, so he certainly wouldn’t be able to eat it*.

*Clarity: He’s referring to the official CP of the novel he transmigrated in, which would originally be Bai Qingquan x Yan Qiuchi. So what he’s saying is that because he’s not Bai Qingquan, he wouldn’t be able to take Yan Qiuchi’s dick.

Ah, fortunately, thankfully, he refused. Some things may look beautiful in writing, but in this reality, he was a cannon fodder. How could he have such ability!

“Ding Dong!”

Shen Jintai hurriedly put on his bathrobe.

“Dear!” Xiao Ai called.

“What are you doing?” Shen Jintai didn’t have a good impression of this love system anymore!

“Dear, Xiao Ai is secretly working overtime to chat with you this time. After more than a year of companionship, Xiao Ai has established a very deep revolutionary friendship with you, so Xiao Ai would like to ask you a question.”

Shen Jintai: “Go ahead.”

“Xiao Ai also saw the male protagonist’s confession to you, so I’m really excited.”

“…Continue.”

“Dear, do you remember what I told you? As long as the male protagonist and the official match are no longer together, it would be considered clear. That is to say, you do not have to attack Bai Yueguang. Instead, attack the male protagonist and let Yan Qiuchi love you to death. This is also a path to success! Dear, do you want to think about it? If you consider it, Xiao Ai will apply for other rewards.”

“Other rewards?” Shen Jintai had a premonition in his heart, and his face turned red all of a sudden.

Xiao Ai laughed wretchedly. “Hee, hee~ It’s the rewards you’re thinking about. With these rewards and strong confrontation, you don’t have to worry about anything!”

What the hell?! Shen Jintai felt he was going to vomit blood. “I don’t need it, thank you!”

“Dear, Bai Yueguang only wants a big attack. It’s going to be really difficult for you to attack him to clear the final goal. It’s much easier to target the male protagonist instead. He can’t even sleep at night, as all he does is think about you! Even at night…”

“Stop!” Shen Jintai felt that there was already an image inappropriate for children appearing in his mind. “I still want to be able to face him normally in the future. Please don’t tell me about his inner fantasies, thanks!”

“Well, you can think on it. Xiao Ai won’t bother you anymore.” But after Xiao Ai said these words, he didn’t hear the beeping sound.

Sure enough, Xiao Ai’s voice rang out again. “Dear, Yan Qiuchi, as the male protagonist in a danmei, is innocent and clean. He lives well, has money, and is successful. Once he’s with you, it will be for a lifetime. Being able to sing songs every night* is not a condition that ordinary men can have. He’s really the best man in the world. Are you not really considering it at all? You even have a mother-in-law who already loves you so much!”

*(夜夜笙歌) Idiom referring to emperors living extravagantly and lavishly. Now it’s used to describe a person’s sensual and lustful life. || In this context, yes, it’s what you’re thinking.

Shen Jintai finally realized that Xiao Ai is a devil who is good at temptation!

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The author has something to say:

Xiao Ai, would you consider joining our matchmaking love system?

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Kinky Thoughts:

Umm excuse me Shen Jintai? Nothing is hotter than having a tall, handsome, stronger man under you. I will take a 0 Yan Qiuchi any day!

OMG Yan Qiuchi’s sincere and heartfelt confession where he laid his feelings bare just melted my heart!!!

He wasn’t the official match, so he certainly wouldn’t be able to eat it.  – Me: Not with that attitude!

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Chapter 97: Confession

There were still tears in Shen Jintai’s eyes. The moment he saw Yan Qiuchi, he was stunned. Recollecting his thoughts, Shen Jintai smiled and nodded at Yan Qiuchi.

The river was windy as it was wrapped in rain.

Li Meilan was standing in the hotel river viewing room. Looking in the direction of the park, she could faintly see two figures standing close together, face to face. She quickly took out her phone, adjusted the focal length to the maximum, and saw Yan Qiuchi and Shen Jintai appearing vaguely on the phone screen. The scene was as if they were filming an idol drama.

“Sister Lan. Is it okay to just let President Yan go and see Brother Jin?” Xiao Tang asked worriedly.

When they had returned, they had met Yan Qiuchi at the gate of the hotel. Everyone in the group came back except for Shen Jintai. Yan Qiuchi had asked, and they couldn’t easily lie.

Li Meilan said, “I believe Jintai can handle it well. He’s right. Whether they meet or not, President Yan is a smart person. If everyone doesn’t talk about it, he will take the initiative to retreat. This is the best solution.”

Seeing her put down her phone, Xiao Tang said, “There is one more thing. Recently, Bai Qingquan’s official support club contacted us and said that when <When You’re Older> is about to start shooting, they hope to cooperate with us in the future.”

Li Meilan: “Is it a legit contact from Bai Qingquan’s team or a fan contact?”

“The president of his official support club is from Bai Qingquan’s team. She sent me a message directly. The cooperation they said is for fan cooperation, such as making calls together to promote publicity.”

Thanks to the friendly interaction between the two cooking, gold powders and moonlight powders, who used to be rival fan groups, had already shaken hands and made peace. This was, however, limited to respecting each other like guests. After all, they were both top streams, and competition still existed. Old hatred could be overturned, but the scars were still there, so there was truly no way to not have any lingering grudges. This especially applies to moonlight powders, which was no longer safe. They couldn’t afford it.

A year ago, they were invincible all over the world. Now, only a year later, they couldn’t match the gold powders. This was embarrassing for the moonlight powder. On the surface, they were harmonious with their sister gold powders, but occasionally they would say a few sour words.

Without chicken blood in their hearts, who would chase stars sincerely? Gold powders were no exception. Now that they were invincible, they could raise their eyebrows high and didn’t need to put the moonlight powders in their sights. Still, they despised moonlight powders’ dark and jealous faces. A few days ago, the crew of <Pilot> announced Bai Qingquan would be making a cameo appearance, and the two sides finally had a small friction when they were competing for hot reviews.

The result was a big victory for gold powders.

Bai Qingquan had a positive image and has never played the villain. He was full of positive energy, like the white moonlight both in and out of his plays. This kind of image had many fans, but they weren’t loyal enough. Shen Jintai was different. He had many shortcomings and advantages, and he had experienced all the peaks and troughs. At the time of the East Palace, he successfully abused a handful of fans. Those who liked him sincerely liked him, and they were fierce in combat power and strong in love for him.

As such, the defeated moonlight powders had come to make peace.

After all, the cooks were going to make a movie together. From the start of the movie to the filming to the completion and release, and then the promotional period, it would be a long time. If they didn’t join forces, they would probably be suppressed by the gold powders in all aspects.

They would truly feel unworthy of their brother if they let Shen Jintai grab all the limelight when the time comes! It was better to shake hands, make peace, and play together for a mutually beneficial win-win situation.

Li Meilan said, “Don’t reply yet. Let them hang for a few days.”

She didn’t have a good impression of the moonlight powder. At the beginning, moonlight powders scolded Shen Jintai and even her ancestors for eighteen generations hundreds of times, causing her to cry several times in anger. At that time, Shen Jintai scolded back these moonlight powders calling them little bitches.

Now, Shen Jintai had long ignored these people on the internet. It was strange that when Shen Jintai went to battle against the moonlight powders, he easily matched them, but now he casually ignores them. Even black powder couldn’t make any waves.

Sure enough, an actor’s work is king. Gold powders have continually trusted Shen Jintai. In addition to feeling satisfied with their top idol, Shen Jintai also made them feel at ease. Now, Shen Jintai was still going steadily, step by step, forward after his comeback. He could even refuse the popular variety show <All Ready> making fans fully trust him. This was his proof that he wanted to be a real actor.

Visible to the naked eye, a broader future.

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“I’m here on a business trip, so I dropped by to visit you,” Yan Qiuchi said.

“Thank you.” Shen Jintai put on his coat, and Yan Qiuchi suddenly stretched out his hand and held the umbrella for him.

Shen Jintai was stunned for a moment before letting go of his hand holding the umbrella. He buttoned up his coat and said, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” Yan Qiuchi said. He hadn’t seen him for over a month. Shen Jintai had obviously lost a lot of weight; the bridge of his nose had become more upright, and his chin had become sharper. Just now, Yan Qiuchi’s heartbeat accelerated when he saw his figure from a distance. Seeing Shen Jintai’s eyes moist and red when he was face to face with him made Yan Qiuchi want to hold him in his arms.

Such a silent and uninhabited place, such cold weather, such a Shen Jintai.

Shen Jintai’s uncomfortable emotions disappeared without a trace with Yan Qiuchi’s arrival.

Oh my god. That look in his eyes!

Shen Jintai lowered his head and slowly buttoned up his coat. His heart was beating rapidly as he could feel Yan Qiuchi’s blazing eyes staring at him. The pressure was so strong, and he was so straightforward, that it looked as if his gaze was burning through his clothes.

Shen Jintai even thought about what he would do if Yan Qiuchi confessed to him at this very moment. Fortunately, Yan Qiuchi never said anything. Shen Jintai finished fastening up his buttons. He smiled as he raised his head to thank Yan Qiuchi again. He then took the umbrella off his hands.

Yan Qiuchi turned around and walked side by side with him in the direction of the hotel. As he walked, he said, “I heard Sister Lan say you have finished filming.”

Shen Jintai was sensitive and keenly captured a small detail. ‘Sister Lan’.

As a domineering president, Yan Qiuchi had always called her “Li Meilan”. Could he still be considered that after this?

Shen Jintai responded with an “Nn” and didn’t say anything else.

Yan Qiuchi felt that his guess was not wrong. Shen Jintai had indeed put some distance between them. He couldn’t stand this kind of estrangement, especially when he hadn’t seen him for such a long time. When he saw Shen Jintai’s figure, his heart was filled with love and impulsiveness. Several times he almost took advantage of his impulse to ask directly, but in the end, he restrained himself.

Shen Jintai didn’t like him yet, so he didn’t have the capital to be presumptuous.

The brief silence was awkward. Shen Jintai glanced at the river and said, “Look, egrets.”

Several egrets flew from the small island in the middle of the river. They were flying very low. The river was misty from the rain. A freighter was sailing on the river at an extremely slow speed. The sound of sirens coming from it made the scene even more desolate in the rain.

Yan Qiuchi looked at them as he asked, “When will you return to Nancheng?”

Shen Jintai: “Getting a good night’s sleep today, and I’ll return tomorrow.”

He didn’t have much time to rest. The crew of <When You’re Older> had been postponing filming for him. When he returns, they will immediately start shooting. The transition was almost seamless.

Yan Qiuchi did not speak again. When he came, he originally wanted to ask Shen Jintai to accompany him and take him around the Film and Television City. This was a good excuse to spend time with him now. Hearing Shen Jintai wanted to rest; it wasn’t good for him to bother. He didn’t know what was going on, but he felt uneasy in his heart, and it made him uncomfortable.

Silence bred ambiguity. Shen Jintai was nervous. Yan Qiuchi seemed to have something to say, so he quickly said, “The next project will not be so hard. It’s all shot in Nancheng. It’s also a modern movie. I will be acting with Bai Qingquan. By the way, does your company allow your artists to fall in love?”

Yan Qiuchi turned to look at him. Shen Jintai smiled and said, “I want to chase Bai Qingquan.”

Yan Qiuchi only felt a thud in his heart. He didn’t expect that what he was most worried had suddenly happen so unexpectedly.

His face instantly turned icy as he asked, “Do you like Bai Qingquan?”

Shen Jintai laughed. “Are you surprised?”

Yan Qiuchi: “Nn. He’s very different from me.”

Shen Jintai was stunned for a moment as a look of embarrassment flashed across his face. “It’s possible for me to do it. I happened to think that he was very good one day, and now I fancy him.”

Yan Qiuchi: “Do you really like him?”

“I really like him.” Shen Jintai looked at Yan Qiuchi with a smile.

Yan Qiuchi’s face turned sour. He felt he couldn’t hide the look of loss anymore, so he asked, “Is it the same feeling as when you used to like me?”

Shen Jintai was even more embarrassed but didn’t flinch. “No. How can I make the same mistake twice in this life? How can he like someone who doesn’t even value themselves? It’ll just make things awkward between us.”

Yan Qiuchi: “Then does Bai Qingquan have feelings for you?”

“At the very least, he doesn’t hate me anymore,” Shen Jintai said.

The conversation between the two was tense. As one sentence was spoken, another would immediately latch on tightly. Yan Qiuchi’s heart was beating out of control. He pursed his lips and remained silent.

Shen Jintai put one hand in his pocket. He felt he had to be blunt and, like a knife, cut through this mess cleanly and quickly.

Shen Jintai: “Everyone has changed, and so have I. You may be incredulous, thinking that my taste varied too widely, but I like his type more than yours now.”

“Everyone is changing, and I have also changed.” Yan Qiuchi looked at him and said, “If I say that I like you now, will you give me a chance?”

Shen Jintai felt as if he had just shot himself in the foot. He stayed motionless as his face flushed slightly. His heartbeat was strong, and his hand was digging into his pockets as his fingers curled slightly.

Yan Qiuchi somehow found infinite courage and took a step forward. The umbrella in his hand almost touched Shen Jintai’s. He stared at Shen Jintai and said, “As you said, the past is the past, so let’s not mention it anymore. What I want to tell you is that the current Yan Qiuchi likes Shen Jintai very much.”

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The author has something to say:

A sudden confession.

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Kinky Thoughts:

Whoa. Yan Qiuchi coming in with the straight ball. Get your wifey!!!!

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 96: Beautiful

“Cut!”

Someone immediately pulled Shen Jintai out of the river. He had become a chicken in soup*. The staff came forward and wrapped him in a blanket. Even though it was summer, the river was still pretty cold.

*(落汤鸡) Metaphor referring to those who are completely soaked or have suffered great loss of fame and fortune. In this context, it’s the former.

This one finally passed. He had jumped into the river three times before. Xiao Tang hurriedly handed him his thermos cup. He drank the hot tea and went to the monitor. Lu Ming said, “Thank you for your hard work.”

Shen Jintai watched the clip he had just shot, but he didn’t actually see the difference between this one and the previous ones. He was often confused when working with this director. Sometimes Lu Ming would take several shots in a row but wouldn’t tell him the specific areas that weren’t good. After retaking it many times, he looked back and couldn’t see what was different between them. It all comes down to trusting the great director.

Shen Jintai had become excited looking at his scene just now. It was cruel and burning.

After the filming, he went to the RV to rest. The crew assistant had already delivered a lunch box. Shen Jintai was video chatting with Shen Xiaomei while eating. This was a decompression method he discovered by chance, which is extremely useful.

The filming of the war drama <Pilot> was very arduous. The psychological damage it did to the actors was severe. The crew had invited special personnel to provide psychological counseling to the actors. Shen Jintai, though, felt that, no matter how skilled they were, they weren’t as good as Shen Xiaomei when it came to relieving him.

The child calling him “brother” in her milky voice was so cute that it made his heart want to melt. Every time he video chats with Shen Xiaomei, he becomes very happy.

Usually, Liu Qi would accompany her, and occasionally, Shen Ruhai would also be there, though he didn’t talk much. He would occasionally chat with him, making small talk like asking about work and how the food was on the crew and so forth. Shen Jintai had heard from Liu Qi that Shen Ruhai had started doing business again and opened a small factory as a joint venture with a friend. He had used all the money Shen Jintai had given him for this.

After the video chat was over, Shen Jintai planned to sleep for a while. Li Meilan said, “The Hope Elementary School in Xima Township is about to start construction. The local government had invited you to attend the groundbreaking ceremony. Are you going to go?”

“Not going.” Shen Jintai was lying on the couch. His expression was tired, and there was a small scar on his cheek. He said lightly, “Don’t have them commemorate my name at the school, and don’t let the company post any PR about it.”

Li Meilan felt that not only did Shen Jintai’s personality change drastically, but he even acted in an unexpectedly low-key manner. Fortunately, when he signed the contract, Monsoon Entertainment gave him great freedom. His low-key style was really a bit incompatible with Monsoon.

Shen Jintai’s salary for participating wasn’t high, but there were lots of endorsements. Between the daily expenses while on the crew, the company’s commission fees, gifts to the Yan family, and the living expenses of the Shen family, Shen Jintai didn’t have much left. He took more than half of what was left and donated it to Hope Elementary School in the Northwest region.

It had cost millions. Li Meilan had admired him very much.

Seeing that Shen Jintai was tired, she left. After giving Xiao Tang a few words, she went through the relevant procedures related to Hope Elementary School. This was the first time she had experienced the cumbersome process of donations. While tiresome, doing charity always made people motivated.

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The weather in August was still hot, and Yan Qiuchi’s heart was even hotter. He found that Shen Jintai had been indifferent to him out of nowhere.

They weren’t lovers yet, so he rarely took the initiative to contact Shen Jintai, feeling that the teacher was unknown*. In the past, whenever he contacted Shen Jintai, their conversation was cordial, and even occasionally, Shen Jintai would video chat with him. But since his father’s birthday, when he contacted Shen Jintai, his answers would be very polite and brief.

*(师出无名) Refers to doing something without a legitimate reason. Originally, the meaning was that there was no legitimate reason for sending troops to fight. From the Books of Rites: Tan Gong Xia.

Their relationship shouldn’t be so polite and distant.

When a person falls in love, especially with their first love, the ups and downs before the relationship was certainly the most torturous. Yan Qiuchi couldn’t think of what he had done wrong. Because he couldn’t understand, he became more abrasive and planned to visit the set again.

It just so happens that he was going on a business trip to the city where Shen Jintai was filming. He used this as a pretext to stop by and visit the crew.

“Go and receive him,” Shen Jintai said to Xiao Tang.

Xiao Tang was very nervous. “What should I do?”

Shen Jintai said, “Just act like you always have. Everything will be the same old, same old. He’s a wise man.”

Shen Jintai was going to shoot the scene of Chen Zheng’s sacrifice today. It would be shot in the studio. The aerial combat scene would be filmed in front of the green screen. Once this scene was done, he’d be finished. This was also Cheng Zheng’s most highlighted moment.

“For the role of Chen Zheng, he wanted to be a movie star from the beginning. You know that he is a person who came from a wealthy background and grew up with praise and compliments. He has a bit of ideal heroism in him. The training he received was not enough for him to face the deaths of his comrades and the bloodshed and cruelty of war. The shroud of death left him with deep psychological trauma. Heroes are still human beings. The more human characteristics they possess, the greater the heroes they become. It’s not that these heroes are not afraid of death, but rather that many people do not have to face death, but they instead choose to go on the path towards death themselves.” Lu Ming spoke slowly but firmly to Shen Jintai.

Shen Jintai nodded.

There were seven famous sons on their fourth team. Some were returnees from overseas, and some were graduates from top universities like Peking University and Tsinghua University. Cumulatively, they had an average age of 23. Within only half a month, only two remained alive.

Before Chen Zheng went to the battlefield for the last time, he was left with deep psychological scars from witnessing Chu Heming’s death, so there were few lines to be delivered.

He handed Chu Heming’s air force bracelet to Captain Liu Gang. Then he returned to his residence and wrote a letter to his mother, who was far away in his hometown.

[When I aspired to join the army, I knew that I had to give my life unconditionally when necessary. If I dedicate my life to my country and can repel the Japanese invaders, I will never regret my death, but I am worried that after I die, I will still not be able to stop the enemy’s aggression, or the war will burn down my hometown. My mother is old, and no one will take care of her during the evacuation. Every time I think about it, I feel uneasy. If I die for my country, it will be to fulfill my duty as a soldier. I am worthy of my country, but for you, it is unfilial piety. In this situation, as your son, I can only pray for your understanding. Mother, when you receive this letter, your son will most likely no longer be alive. I have thousands and thousands of words to say, but I don’t know where to start. I only hope to be your son in the afterlife and stay by your side for the rest of your life. For filial piety to exist, China must first have peaceful times. — Your son’s last words.]

The actual scenes of the aerial combat and his sacrifice at the end were more dependent on special effects. In Shen Jintai’s view, the process of writing this letter was his most important scene in the drama.

When he read this letter while reading the script, he cried. When it was actually filmed, there were no tears. He used a very subtle expression to complete this several-minute performance. At the end, when he raised his eyes, they were red. His expression was solemn, and his gaze was sad, nostalgic, and determined.

At the age of 22, Shen Jintai was almost the same age as Chen Zheng. More than ten hours after writing this letter, on May 3^rd, 1939, the Japanese bombed Chongqing, killing 4,000 people and leaving 200,000 homeless. Chen Zheng broke through the siege of eight enemy aircraft and rushed to the enemy’s warship with his fighter jet that accompanied him in death.

The light technician shone a light on his eyes as Shen Jintai looked at the camera, thinking only one thing, ‘A strong man will fly towards the winds and clouds and swear to serve the country to the death.’

“Cut!”

Shen Jintai quickly pulled his emotions back. He breathed a sigh of relief, took off his goggles and hat, and climbed down from the hanging fighter jet under the protection of the staff.

Lu Ming stood up, took the horn, and said, “Congratulations to our Chen Zheng and Shen Jintai. The last shot has been successfully completed, and the battle is over!”

The exits of each actor were lively. Shen Jintai smiled and took pictures with everyone one by one while holding flowers. His eyes were moist.

It was raining today. After leaving the studio, the rain still hadn’t subsided. As soon as Shen Jintai got in the car, he said to Li Meilan, “I will never act in this kind of drama again.”

He was so exhausted that he even rejected the crew’s dinner party. He lay half-dead in the car as it drove back to the hotel.

Xiao Tang said, “President Yan is also staying in the same hotel where we’re staying.”

Shen Jintai closed his eyes and let out a “Nn” as he continued to lay there. He suddenly faintly said, “The screenwriter told me that Mother Chen adopted a child who was homeless during the war. He adopted Chen Zheng’s name and took the name Chen Zhi, which means Chengzhi*.”

*Clarity: You will need to use Google Translate to access that Wikipedia link. Basically, the name of the adopted kid combined becomes Chenzhi, which is linked to an actual person in history during the Sino-Japanese war. Chen Zheng’s character is supposed to be an archetype for all the pilots who fought in this war.

This is the case with good screenwriters. Even if the movie was not bad, the background of each character had been set up as if they really existed.

Shen Jintai smiled slightly after speaking. A tear slipped from the corner of his eye. He stretched out his hand to wipe it away and turned to look at the car window that was covered with water.

Li Meilan looked across at him. She felt that Shen Jintai was beautiful. It seemed strange to use such a word to describe a man, but she felt that this word was appropriate for describing an actor, particularly Shen Jintai. His body inherited the full charm of an actor. He followed the lives and deaths of his characters. When he was immersed in his role, his whole body was covered with the light that graces only actors.

Xima Township is the hometown of Chen Zheng’s character prototype. It was one of the main reasons why Shen Jintai donated to the construction of the elementary school.

When the car was about to arrive at the hotel, it passed by the banks of the Yangtze River. There was a park along the coast, just opposite the hotel.

Shen Jintai said to Xiao Tang, “Stop here. I’m a little bored and want to go out for a walk.”

Li Meilan knew that he hadn’t fully come out of his character yet from filming, so she gave him an umbrella. “It might be cold. Put on your coat.”

Shen Jintai put on a coat and got out of the car. Since it was raining, there was no one on the riverside road. The wind was blowing over the river, bringing a slight chill. Shen Jintai took off his mask, held his umbrella, and walked along the banks. After walking close to four miles, he stood for a while, gazing at the vast Yangtze River.

Chen Zheng finally fell into the Yangtze River. Generations had passed, only to see its flow. He stood by the river, facing the wind, and watched as twilight fell and the rain got heavier. He turned around to walk back.

His mind was heavy, and he didn’t even know what he was thinking. It felt empty. Looking at the splashes of rain on the ground, the emotions in his heart finally accumulated and found an outlet for his catharsis. While he didn’t shed a single tear when he was filming, they all flowed out at this moment.

So heavy. So painful.

Suddenly, he saw someone stop in front of him. The figure was wearing gray suit pants that were already soaked, causing the color to look very dark.

Shen Jintai slowly raised his umbrella as he took in full view of the person who was holding the same black umbrella as him.

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The author has something to say:

First, read the paragraph written by Chen Zheng in <Numb>.

Second, all the content of <Pilot> was adapted from real historical materials. Every time I search for information, my eyes fill with tears, and I can’t bear to read the history or about the heroes.

Third, the section of Xima Township poked me. Touhua is so beautiful. At this moment, I am a gold powder.

Fourth, please think of the last scene as an idol drama trailer.

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Kinky Thoughts:

That letter gave me chills. Common author. I thought you said no more dog blood… So instead, you just give me literal blood. I’m going to get psychological trauma here if the next movie ends tragically!!!

At this rate, I’m certain that every drama Shen Jintai acts in is going to have me bawling… Not that I’m complaining.

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Author: 公子于歌 / Gong Zi Yu Ge

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 95: Please Stay Away From Me

Early in the morning, Yan Qiuchi came down and saw Shen Jintai standing downstairs in the hall with a suitcase. Mrs. Yan was talking to him. He was surprised and said, “Are you leaving?”

Mrs. Yan said, “He said that something happened, and the crew suddenly asked him to go back. When he came back, didn’t he coordinate well with the crew? Everyone should have been on break. What kind of crew is this?”

Shen Jintai smiled and said, “If something happens unexpectedly, the crew can’t help it. I won’t bother Uncle Yan; can you please send him my regards.”

Yan Yaoxuan also went downstairs and was stunned when he saw Shen Jintai carrying the suitcase. He was still embarrassed because he was rejected yesterday and didn’t speak. He only gave his brother a glance.

Yan Qiuchi reached out to help him carry his luggage, frightening Shen Jintai. Why didn’t he take note of these details before? He was really careless! The Yan family was such a good family, and now, because of his negligence, he most likely will have to limit contact in the future.

Xiao Tang was already waiting outside, so he hurriedly ran over and took the suitcase in Yan Qiuchi’s hand. Shen Jintai said goodbye to everyone and hurriedly got into the car.

“Hurry up and go,” he said to Xiao Tang.

After Xiao Tang drove out of the courtyard, he asked, “Brother Jin, why did you suddenly move out? Where are we going now?”

Shen Jintai: “Go to a hotel.”

Xiao Tang: “Huh?” Why are you staying at a hotel?

Hearing the news, Li Melian drove over as soon as she found out that Shen Jintai had relocated to a hotel. When she entered, she asked, “You’ve been staying at the Yan’s villa for a while now. Why did you suddenly move to a hotel?”

Shen Jintai felt that this matter was quite important and could not hide it from Li Meilan, so he told her of his doubts. Who knew that when Li Meilan heard this, she slapped her thigh and said, “Let me tell you, I suspected it a long time ago!”

Shen Jintai: “What?”

Li Meilan immediately told him all her suspicions. She took out her phone and found the pictures she took from the commemorative album of The East Palace. “Look at these two photos.”

Shen Jintai stared at the photos and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Li Meilan zoomed in on Yan Qiuchi, “Look at who this is and where he is looking!”

Shen Jintai saw Yan Qiuchi staring at him with a smile in his eyes through the crowd. Because the shots were not conspicuous, there was a sense of ambiguous affection.

Shen Jintai: “Shit.”

It turns out that this evil feeling didn’t just manifest over the past few days.

“Why didn’t you tell me? I found out just now!” Shen Jintai said angrily.

Li Meilan: “I was skeptical at first, and there was no evidence. Even now that it’s confirmed, there’s still no actual evidence.”

The corners of Shen Jintai’s mouth moved. He hesitated for a moment but didn’t reveal to Li Meilan that he heard Yan Qiuchi’s conversation telling Yan Yaoxuan about him being his sister-in-law. This was too humiliating for him as a gong!

“Do you think I look like a shou?” He asked Li Meilan.

Li Meilan pushed up her glasses, looked at him, and then asked, “Aren’t you a shou?”

Shen Jintai: “…Used to be, but not anymore!”

Li Meilan: “I guess that’s okay too?”

“Whether it’s okay or not, everything is changing.” Shen Jintai stood up, stretched out his arms, and turned around. “Do I really look like a shou?”

Li Meilan: “Honestly, previously you looked very shou-like, but this year you seem to look more normal.”

In the past, Shen Jintai preferred to dress up with flowers and butterflies and usually put on lots of makeup. While he still looked gorgeous, it only made him look more irritable in front of Yan Qiuchi. However, since his comeback, she felt that Shen Jintai had lost that kind of vibe. Although his figure was good and his ass was very firm and plump, it wasn’t uncommon for male stars to have a good-looking ass that could bend straight men. It was mainly due to his temperament, which had become much calmer.

Shen Jintai got the answer he wanted. He felt the same way himself, but this still wasn’t enough. Otherwise, why would Yan Qiuchi even like him? In the sense that he wanted to fuck him.

Shen Jintai hurriedly went to work out. When he was working out, he was heavily disguised but was still recognized by some people. The one who recognized him was a girl. This gym charged very high fees and had high privacy. Celebrities would often come to work out here, so it wasn’t uncommon for them to encounter people wearing masks. It wasn’t the fact that Shen Jintai was wearing a mask that attracted her attention. Rather, she was able to recognize it was him because of his ass.

Please. She was a gold powder. She had licked the screen countless times and knew every inch of that hot figure. The waist, the ass, the legs, and the body. She could identify at once that it belonged to Shen Jintai.

Immediately, she ran over excitedly to take a photo. Shen Jintai was waving his hand breathlessly as the girl took out her phone and took a selfie. She was so excited to see her idol that she couldn’t control herself, so she could only be a disobedient fan.

After snapping her picture, she immediately posted it on Weibo to share with thousands of gold powders.

The pictures that Shen Jintai posted on the internet were never the ones that were edited by zhan sisters. The pictures that the zhan sisters refine were only used by fans to swipe and lick the screen. Every time a passerby saw a picture of Shen Jintai, it was original and unmodified.

In the short clip, Shen Jintai was wearing gym shorts and a t-shirt. His figure was amazing. It was the kind of lines and sensuality of a young man that was well-proportion and vigorous but also had a soft and delicate look. This type was the type that star-chasing girls loved the most!

“This ass! My phantom limb pays respect!”

“The sweaty appearance of Touhua is too tempting. Such black radiant hair, porcelain-like face, rosy red lips that are soft and tender, and the frame is so robust and strong! Why is there such a superb being like this in the world?! Mom, it was this cooking that took my heart away!”

“Woooooooooow!”

Wolf howls flooded the comment area.

By the time Shen Jintai had come out of the gym, the picture of him working out had reached Yan Qiuchi’s eyes. Yan Qiuchi didn’t have an alt account or anything of that nature, as he didn’t have time to brush Weibo. Rather, it was sent to him by Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang texted: [I have something I want to talk to you about.]

Yan Qiuchi’s mind was attracted by the news that Xiao Yang reposted. He clicked on it and watched the clip. It was Shen Jintai running on a treadmill.

Xiao Yang texted again: [?]

Yan Qiuchi withdrew his retweet and replied: [?]

Xiao Yang said: [We are good buddies. I think I still have to ask you. If I chase Shen Jintai, you have no problems, right?]

Yan Qiuchi: “…”

Xiao Yang: [I’ve been really fascinated by him recently. This figure, tsk tsk tsk.]

[I have a problem.] Yan Qiuchi texted coldly.

Xiao Yang sent a [?] then [Fuck. You don’t want it but won’t let anyone else either?]

Yan Qiuchi didn’t bother to answer again. For the first time, he felt that Xiao Yang was just a horn dog. He clicked on the video again and checked the time when it was released. He then went to Weibo to search for real-time information and found that it wasn’t an old video but one that had just been posted.

Shen Jintai didn’t go back to the crew and go to the gym? Then why did he lie to them that there was something wrong with the crew? Is he not used to living in Yan’s house? Or was it because of Yan Yaoxuan?

The first thing he thought of was Yan Yaoxuan. Yan Yaoxuan had confessed again, which probably made things awkward for him. Shen Jintai felt that it was inappropriate to live in Yan’s house, so he moved out. He thought that this was his reaction to Yan Yaoxuan.

Yan Qiuchi didn’t know whether to be happy or worried. He hesitated for a while and finally couldn’t bear the thought of not seeing Shen Jintai. He forwarded Xiao Yang’s message to Shen Jintai and then asked, “Are you still in Nancheng?”

Shen Jintai had just come out of the shower and was wiping his hair. When he heard the phone ring, he picked it up and looked. When he saw that it was Yan Qiuchi, his heart couldn’t help but tighten.

He wasn’t sure what he was afraid of. He looked at Yan Qiuchi’s message and became embarrassed. He didn’t go on the hot search, so how could Yan Qiuchi find out? Could it be that he was paying attention to him from an alt account hidden in the Gold Powder Family?

How frightening!

Getting over his embarrassment, he saw that Yan Qiuchi had sent him another message: [Where are you living now?]

[I had some errands that temporarily delayed the flight. I bought another ticket and went to the gym while waiting. I’m now on my way to the airport.] After sending the message, he immediately contacted Xiao Tang and the others and rushed to the airport.

Li Meilan said while they were on the road, “You did the right thing. If you can avoid him in the future, don’t see him. Don’t talk about personal feelings. You cannot be with him. Back then, you fell off the cliff because of him. If you fall again, you may not have the luck to meet another East Palace.”

“He didn’t confess, so there’s nothing I can say unless I embarrass everyone, including Auntie Fang. She loves me very much,” Shen Jintai said. “It’s okay. I’ll be filming for more than a month. He’ll most likely cool down by then. He’s a smart person and a rich boy with a lot of self-esteem. He’ll understand if I don’t show him any responses and will back down. Besides, I’m not 100% sure he truly if he likes me.”

“But Brother Jin is very good now,” Xiao Tang said proudly. “It’s not surprising that anyone would like you.”

Li Meilan smiled when she heard this. “That’s true. Although I suspect that President Yan might like you, and it makes me a little worried, I also feel very happy in my heart. In the past, he ignored your love. Today, Laozi will make it unattainable. Jintai, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.”

She didn’t like Shen Jintai’s previous behavior, and she knew that Yan Qiuchi was benevolent and had the demeanor of a gentleman, but this kind of thing was not helping the relatives*, so she still needed to tend to Shen Jintai emotionally.

*(帮里不帮亲是) It means to not show favoritism and doing things according to reason. || In this context, she’s saying Yan Qiuchi was nice despite Shen Jintai’s behavior because he’s a gentleman and not because he had any feelings towards him.

The most important thing, though, was that even Yan Qiuchi, who had hated Shen Jintai fiercely, had now fallen in love with him. This significance had surpassed personal feelings, indicating that Shen Jintai’s comeback was a complete success.

He finally got rid of his black history at the lowest point of his life and was now reborn. Everyone saw his changes with their eyes, and everyone was accepting the new him.

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They flew directly to the Republic of China Film and Television City, where they were going to shoot the highlight for <Pilot>. It was the climax of the movie, the bombing of Chongqing.

On the plane, Shen Jintai had finished reading the script for <When You’re Older>. After discussing it with Li Meilan and the others, he decided to take on the movie.

Li Meilan: “Fortunately there’s <Pilot> in between that is a completely different role, so there’s no need to worry about you being completely typecast.”

“Everyone knows that I like men, and I don’t care about being typecast. It is unlikely that I will make love films or shows between men or women in the future.” Shen Jintai said. In his mind, he felt he wouldn’t consider the influence of whether there were same sex scenes or not when he took on a project. He was mainly looking at the role themselves.

<When You’re Older> is completely different from The East Palace. It’s a modern romance film with a high degree of completion*, and it gives him ample room for artistic interpretation.

*It’s referring to the level of the medium’s ability to meet expectations and acceptance. || In this context, he’s saying it’s not a shitty movie, and most likely the audience members will like it as it meets their expectations.

“Is Bai Qingquan acting as Yu Nuo?” Shen Jintai asked Li Meilan.

Li Meilan: “He said that you can choose between the two roles. I have also read the script. Their scenes are similar, but the content is different. Still both roles are good.”

“He definitely wants to play Yu Nuo,” Shen Jintai felt that he knew Bai Qingquan very well. Bai Qingquan was more concerned about looks than anything else. Luo Wensheng had a lot of scenes where he was in his old age. If he had to act in such an ugly state, Bai Qingquan might struggle to hold it.

Shen Jintai had confidence, though. His acting skills were more solid than Bai Qingquan’s, so he can handle those scenes better.

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“Xingyun’s remuneration for Shen Jintai is higher than yours,” Wei Ge said with dissatisfaction.

Bai Qingquan: “I already know about this. Someone from their company told me. It’s not like my pay is much worse. Shen Jintai’s willingness to join is the most important thing. Money is a trivial matter. It’s not what I lack.”

Wei Ge: “You just want to act with Shen Jintai?”

“I’m really not impulsive. I just thought about it rationally. There should be no room for failure for my first movie,” Bai Qingquan said. “Acting with Shen Jintai by itself is enough of a gimmick, let alone we can also borrow the lingering heat from the East Palace, so we don’t have to worry about box office numbers. The role also spans a large timeline, from a teenager to an old man. The required acting skills are quite large. Also, love dramas have particularly high appeals. When these three things are added up, there’s no one more suitable than Shen Jintai. Let’s make a good film and strive to win an award.”

Bai Qingquan was very ambitious this time. He had also personally invested in this film which was one of his original signing conditions. He had to keep his career in mind.

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On the set of <Pilot>, the special effects artist directed the staff on the scene, who were holding a rain rack and blower. The wind swept the artificial rain towards Shen Jintai’s face. Shen Jintai struggled to untie the parachute on his body. Blood was flowing down his head, staining his face. His eyelashes were covered in red as he panted to climb up the ruined walls, carrying his comrade down.

“Just…leave me…” Blood was pouring out of Chu Heming’s chest. “I… I can’t hold on anymore… Run away.”

The camera focused on Shen Jintai’s face. His lips trembled, and he didn’t speak. He went to pull off the rope on Chu Heming’s body when a shell hit the ground. A group of Jap devils came running over with guns in the distance. Chu Heming pushed him away, spit out a mouthful of blood, and caught him by the waist. He grabbed his pistol and said, “Live and kill a few more Japs for me!”

After speaking, he grabbed the gun and shot himself.

It all happened in an instant. Shen Jintai’s face was splattered with blood, stunning him. His neck was covered with blue veins, and he couldn’t help but let out a low howl.

Between the strong wind and heavy rain, he passed through a small town by the river. “Run, run again.” The director shouted from behind the monitor. “Jump!”

With a rescue rope tied to his waist, Shen Jintai ran to the head of the bridge, and without hesitating for a moment, he leapt into the roaring Yangtze River.

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The author has something to say:

Salute the heroes of the anti-Japanese war.

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Kinky Thoughts:

Oh… so now I’ve moved on from translating dog blood to actual blood. Lord, help me with these dramas!

On a serious note: while some may think that the tone of this drama is very anti-Japanese, do keep in mind that this is based off of a real event in history, the: Second Sino-Japanese War. Many atrocities were committed by the Japanese against Chinese citizens, including the infamous Rape of Nanjing, of which Japan is still quite reluctant to acknowledge.

There are no winners in war.

Not to bring the mood down but as the philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

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