TLSOTMTKOGAYWHTDI Chapter 24
by VolareZhuo Huaimo asked casually and directly, as if discussing what to eat tonight.
Qi Yanwang was stunned, his peach blossom eyes blinking, his lips trembling as if he wanted to explain something but couldn’t say it.
Zhuo Huaimo gave him a meaningful look, raising an eyebrow.
“Alright, no need to explain, you haven’t done it!”
“You—who said I haven’t done it?!”
Qi Yanwang immediately became anxious, his voice rising a few notches.
Zhuo Huaimo was even more certain!
“You… what do you mean?”
Zhuo Huaimo continued to remain silent, simply sizing him up, his eyes playful, with an air of “try to argue, I’m listening to your excuses.”
“Zhuo Huaimo, are you sick?!”
Qi Yanwang’s face flushed red, gnashing his teeth in anger, he blurted out, “Why are you asking such nonsense in broad daylight!”
Zhuo Huaimo shrugged indifferently, a smirk on his lips, drawling lazily,
“Oh, just routinely checking on the mental and physical state of my artists. By the way, if you have…”
He deliberately paused, drawing out the ending, his gaze slowly moving downwards, finally stopping at *that* area, teasing,
“Needs in that department, the company encourages normal relationships, don’t resort to P! It’ll ruin your future!”
Qi Yanwang simply rolled his eyes at him, “Screw off! I don’t need it!”
Zhuo Huaimo understood, raising an eyebrow thoughtfully.
In the current situation, it wasn’t good news for Qi Yanwang. He couldn’t avoid intimate scenes forever, and as an actor, it was an issue he had to face.
However, for him…
Zhuo Huaimo’s mind wandered for a moment, then he changed the subject, “Want to consider rejecting ‘Dark Surge’? Anyway, the contract isn’t signed until the day after tomorrow!”
“Why?”
Qi Yanwang suddenly looked up, his tone anxious.
Zhuo Huaimo tapped his slender fingers on the steering wheel, “There are several intimate scenes later on, I don’t think they’re suitable for you!”
Qi Yanwang looked up at him, “How are they not suitable?”
Zhuo Huaimo thought for a moment, his eyes flickering, “This is your first male lead role, the scale is too large, it’s not suitable!”
“You found out?” Qi Yanwang asked directly.
Zhuo Huaimo gave a faint “Mm” sound, saying half the reason, “I was a little suspicious during the last set visit, just now, I’m basically sure.”
“I want to try!”
Qi Yanwang said seriously, his eyes showing a spirit of not admitting defeat,
“I’m an actor, I can’t not take intimate scenes forever!”
Zhuo Huaimo nodded, his tone calm,
“Try it, don’t force yourself! It’s okay if you can’t.”
This sentence should have been ordinary comfort, but for some reason, it sounded different to Qi Yanwang.
He looked at Zhuo Huaimo seriously, “Are you doubting that I can’t do it?”
Zhuo Huaimo didn’t react for a moment, just continued, “These kinds of problems can’t be solved in a day or two, take it slow!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yanwang suddenly became like a lion whose tail had been stepped on, bristling with anger,
“I fucking can, why are you doubting that I can’t!”
Saying that, he deliberately pushed forward.
Zhuo Huaimo suddenly understood, his playful heart rising, he went along with the flow.
He unbuckled his seatbelt with one hand, leaned over, his well-defined hand accurately hooked onto Qi Yanwang’s loose belt, his tone teasing and with a low, magnetic quality,
“Whether you can or can’t, wouldn’t we know if we tested it?”
The moment Zhuo Huaimo got close, not only did he not dodge, “Qi the Second” swelled up at an alarming rate.
Qi Yanwang felt for the first time what the line in the script meant, “breath hitched.”
“Fuck!”
He immediately cursed, his cheeks flushed red, panicking like a cat with its fur standing on end.
Not even daring to look at Zhuo Huaimo, he directly pushed open the door and got out of the car, his footsteps almost running away.
Zhuo Huaimo was dumbfounded!
He swore, he just wanted to tease him.
As a result… he actually scared him away?
Qi Yanwang stood outside the car, clutching his chest and gasping for breath, his whole body like a flame being lit, even his neck was flushed red, “Qi the Second” still energetic.
This scene, falling into Zhuo Huaimo’s eyes, was indescribably interesting.
He chuckled softly, casually rolled down the car window, revealed a meaningful smile, and then sped away, leaving a cloud of dust.
Qi Yanwang stood there, his pounding heart unable to calm down for a long time.
Suddenly, he muttered to himself, “What does that smile mean? He doesn’t… he really thinks I can’t, does he?!”
On the other side, Zhuo Huaimo drove the car, smiling very happily.
He glanced in the rearview mirror at the Qi Yanwang who was just like a cat with its fur standing on end, stamping his feet in frustration in place.
“Silly dog!”
He muttered to himself in a low voice, his face full of uncontrollable smiles.
Just then, his phone rang, the caller was Wang Yi Ding’s assistant.
“Hey, Brother Zhuo, there’s someone named Che Ye, who said you recommended him?!”
The corners of Zhuo Huaimo’s lips rose slightly, his tone unhurried,
“Let him try!”
“He doesn’t look like much?” The other party was obviously a little dissatisfied.
Zhuo Huaimo raised an eyebrow, his smile even deeper, “He’s got great abilities, you can dig them out!”
The other party pondered for a moment, his tone lowered a little, as if to avoid being overheard, he whispered a reminder,
“Brother Zhuo, don’t tell me you don’t know that the producer of this movie is that Liu guy, you’re sending someone over, aren’t you pushing him into a fire pit?”
“Oh? Is that so?”
Zhuo Huaimo’s gaze deepened a bit, but his tone was still indifferent, “I only know that Director Wang Yi Ding is professional and fair, so I recommended someone to go. Besides, some paths are originally one’s own choice, if they’re not willing, who can force them?”
The other party immediately understood, with a hint of ingratiating laughter,
“Got it, Brother Zhuo! Don’t worry, I’ll arrange it!”
In the following days, Che Ye no longer frequently appeared on the set.
When Qi Yanwang asked him about it, he always perfunctorily said he was busy, but he never revealed what he was specifically busy with.
He couldn’t possibly say that he was busy buying clothes, getting a SPA, and exercising, just so he could successfully climb into some big shot’s bed next month?
But precisely on this day, Zhuo Huaimo and Che Ye met on the set again.
Because Zhuo Huaimo helped him connect with the director, Che Ye was obviously more enthusiastic towards him.
He kept asking him about Wang Yi Ding’s and those producers’ preferences.
Zhuo Huaimo was “extremely happy,” just treating it as teasing a dog.
When Qi Yanwang returned from the set, he saw Che Ye smiling happily and leaning on Zhuo Huaimo.
That scene, for some reason, felt particularly glaring.
His expression immediately darkened a bit, “What are you talking about?”
“Nothing, unimportant things!”
Zhuo Huaimo replied unhurriedly, his gaze indifferent.
The Che Ye beside him naturally wouldn’t be so clueless as to rush to explain, just bowed his head and smiled, his whole person docile and obedient, like a well-behaved dog who knew he was boring.
Qi Yanwang, “…”
Qi Yanwang felt inexplicably unhappy in his heart.
Didn’t Zhuo Huaimo say before that he didn’t like Che Ye? How could their relationship become so good in just a few days, looking like they even had little secrets.
They’re clearly both brothers, why have secrets and not tell him?
Qi Yanwang felt that these emotions were a bit childish, not able to go up or down.
Letting go felt unwilling, dwelling on it seemed too embarrassing. He could only brace himself with an indifferent expression, burying those childish little emotions deep down, stuck in his throat.
“What are you doing here?”
He was already somewhat dissatisfied in his heart, so the words he spoke naturally carried a bit of impatience.
“There’s a dinner tonight, come with me!” Zhuo Huaimo’s voice was very soft.
“Me?” Qi Yanwang raised an eyebrow, pointing to himself with some surprise.
“The people in charge of the major platforms, I’ll introduce you!” Zhuo Huaimo’s tone was faint, handing him a set of haute couture clothes he had brought along,
“Change into this and come out, I’ll wait for you outside!”