TLSOTMTKOGAYWHTDI Chapter 28
by VolareQi Yanwang slowly got out of the car, his gaze immediately drawn to the open collar of Che Ye’s shirt.
The scattered hickeys were particularly conspicuous.
“Something you need?”
Che Ye raised an eyebrow, showing no signs of guilt.
Qi Yanwang calmly opened his mouth, “Who was that just now?”
Che Ye shrugged nonchalantly, his openness undisguised,
“What do you think? It’s exactly what you’re imagining!”
Qi Yanwang was completely stunned, even doubting if he had heard correctly.
He stepped forward a few steps, trying to keep his tone gentle, “Che Ye, this kind of thing…”
He bit his back teeth, only to find that he didn’t know how to advise him.
However, Che Ye scoffed, a mocking glint in his eyes,
“Where did this holier-than-thou attitude come from? Others might not know how you, an 18th-tier nobody, climbed up, but I do. Didn’t you get here by sleeping with Zhuo Huaimo? What are you pretending for?”
“What did you say?!”
Qi Yanwang instantly flew into a rage, his voice involuntarily rising.
Che Ye clearly didn’t care, a hint of contempt curving his lips,
“You really think everyone in the industry is stupid? Maybe you should take care of yourself first?”
Qi Yanwang’s fists tightened again and again, almost wanting to punch him, but he forcibly suppressed his anger, forcing a stiff smile as he sneered,
“Che Ye, whether you believe it or not, I’ve always considered you a friend!”
Qi Yanwang was in an extremely foul mood. He didn’t understand why Che Ye had suddenly become like this. He even doubted whether Zhuo Huaimo introducing resources to him was the right thing to do, or a mistake!
He returned to Zhuo Huaimo’s villa, closed the door, and sat down on the sofa, but felt a tightness in his chest.
Hearing the noise, Zhuo Huaimo peeked out from the study, seeing Qi Yanwang’s sullen expression, he lazily asked,
“In a bad mood?”
“No!” Qi Yanwang stubbornly retorted.
Zhuo Huaimo sighed, casually picking up a water glass from the table and handing it over,
“Spit it out, what’s wrong?”
Qi Yanwang took the glass, but didn’t drink.
He was silent for a moment before hesitantly opening his mouth, “I saw Che Ye today!”
Zhuo Huaimo paused in his drinking, understanding roughly what was going on, but still listening quietly as he finished his story.
Qi Yanwang’s tone was filled with obvious disgust and incomprehension.
Zhuo Huaimo raised his eyebrows, looking at him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile,
“Maybe you don’t really understand him, and besides, people always choose their own path.”
He spoke lightly, but his words were like a heavy hammer, striking Qi Yanwang’s heart.
Qi Yanwang was stunned, wanting to retort but not knowing where to start, he could only throw the glass onto the table with a look of frustration,
“Forget it, never mind! Annoying!”
Zhuo Huaimo didn’t mind, leaning against the sofa armrest, his eyes meaningfully looking at Qi Yanwang,
“By the way, isn’t your hand better? Why haven’t you gone back yet?”
Hearing this, Qi Yanwang immediately became vigilant.
He suddenly raised his head, muttering innocently, “You don’t understand, this kind of minor injury takes time to recover, I’m not completely healed yet!”
As he spoke, he guiltily shook his wrist, acting with a straight face.
Zhuo Huaimo lazily curled his lips into a smile, not exposing him, his tone laced with a hint of playful amusement,
“So Teacher Qi’s acting skills have become so exquisite recently, huh, just opened my eyes.”
Qi Yanwang was instantly so guilty that his eyes darted around, but secretly pleased in his heart.
Suddenly, he felt a sense of being pampered!
The filming of “Hidden Surge” was nearing its end, and that passionate scene that made Qi Yanwang faintly apprehensive felt like a sharp sword that could fall at any moment.
Thinking of this, Qi Yanwang only felt his scalp tingle.
Qi Yanwang tossed and turned almost the entire night again, staring at that line in the script on his phone—
“The male lead loses control of his emotions and forcibly kisses the female lead.”
His fingertips slid back and forth across the screen, the veins on his forehead faintly throbbing.
Okay, it’ll be fine, he had promised Zhuo Huaimo!
The next day, wearing a pair of panda eyes, he left the house and sneaked off to his handpicked acting coach.
He practiced for a full four hours, the closed space filled with his complaints and the other party’s merciless scolding.
Qi Yanwang’s resistance caused the acting coach’s career to suffer its first Waterloo, even seriously doubting the extent of his charm.
Tomorrow was the last few scenes of the wrap-up, and Qi Yanwang was still at the film set, not returning to the villa.
Zhuo Huaimo waited for a long time on the sofa in the living room, the clock on the wall already showing that it was almost one o’clock.
Qi Yanwang dragged his tired body home, Zhuo Huaimo was sitting by the sofa in black silk pajamas.
“Need help?” Zhuo Huaimo asked in a deep voice.
“No need!”
Qi Yanwang waved his hand, walking straight towards his bedroom.
In the bathroom, the shower sprayed over his body, he tried to wash away all those memories of the orphanage in his mind.
Again, again, and again…
That old woman became clearer and clearer, Qi Yanwang punched the bathroom glass.
“Crash—”
The mirror cracked along the center, bright red blood like red veins, winding and covering the white ceramic basin.
Zhuo Huaimo quietly put down the medicine kit outside the door and left.
On this road, some problems ultimately had to be solved by himself!
The next day’s official filming, the entire crew was in a state of preparing to watch a show.
Only the male lead, Qi Yanwang, looked as if he was going to the execution ground, his face pale!
Qi Yanwang stood in front of the camera, taking several deep breaths, but still unable to calm the anxiety in his heart.
He kept recalling the acting coach’s guidance, even imagining the other party as Zhuo Huaimo, recalling the heartbeat at the time, the breathing at the time, the feeling of tension all over his body at the time!
“Action!”
At the director’s command, Qi Yanwang instantly entered the scene, his eyes filled with pain and struggle.
According to the script, he should grab the female lead and kiss her fiercely.
But when he really approached the female lead, his body instinctively rejected it.
“Cut!”
The director’s roar echoed across the set, “Yanwang, what’s going on? Wasn’t it fine before?”
Qi Yanwang’s face was pale, he knew he had messed up the shot, but he couldn’t control himself.
“Sorry, director, I didn’t rest well last night, let’s do it again!” Qi Yanwang apologized to everyone.
“Okay, let’s do it again!”
But when the female lead approached again, he still couldn’t control it, trembling with nervousness, his hands and feet suddenly cold.
He suppressed the last of his reason, managing not to push the other party away, his whole body instantly weakened, and he collapsed to the ground.
“Cut! Cut! Cut!”
The director finally exploded, “Yanwang, what’s going on? Can you even do this or not?”
“Let’s take a break!”
A low and familiar voice came from behind the crowd.
Zhuo Huaimo walked straight up to him, looking down at Qi Yanwang slumped on the ground,
“Come with me for a moment!”
As he spoke, he led Qi Yanwang to the makeup room in the back.
Qi Yanwang sat on the stool, dejected and listless, his soul seemed to be drained.
“Give up, let’s change this scene!”
Zhuo Huaimo spoke in a calm tone, his long legs casually crossed, leaning against the table.
“Help me!”
Qi Yanwang suddenly grabbed his hand, their eyes meeting in the air.
Zhuo Huaimo looked at him with deep eyes, silent.
Qi Yanwang suddenly stood up, his large hands cupping the back of his head, and kissed him hard.
Zhuo Huaimo turned his head away, calmly saying,
“You rest for a while, I’ll handle things outside!”
Qi Yanwang stubbornly grabbed his wrist, not letting him leave, and met his eyes,
“Believe me, I can do it!”
As he spoke, he cupped his face, trying to kiss him again.
Zhuo Huaimo pushed him away, “I told you, leave it to me!”
When Qi Yanwang had calmed down, the filming outside had already resumed normally.
To his surprise, the person lying on the bed, the one who was completing the filming of the passionate scene, was none other than Che Ye.
Qi Yanwang’s clenched fist creaked.
“Brother Qi, you’re here?”
The director’s assistant walked over and said in a low voice, “Why didn’t you tell us in advance? Xingyue Media wants to promote you these past few years, and you’re temporarily not allowed to take on intimate scenes. If you had told us earlier, we would have discussed changing the scene with the screenwriter. Sorry about what happened just now, the director specifically asked me to wait here and apologize to you!”
Clearly, this was Zhuo Huaimo’s explanation to them, Qi Yanwang nodded slightly, smiling awkwardly,
“It’s, it’s okay!”
He glanced at the scene being filmed, “That actor…”
“Zhuo Huaimo’s intention was to have him complete the final intimate shots in your place, he brought him here too!”
Qi Yanwang’s clenched fist tightened even more, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, he asked in a hoarse voice,
“Zhuo… Where’s Zhuo Huaimo?”
“Oh, it seems like he’s outside!”
“Thank you!”
Qi Yanwang was trembling with anger, rushing straight out, he saw Zhuo Huaimo’s car parked in the corner…