TRMP Chapter 32

“The third option…”

Seeing the third option, Xie Jingshen felt his body tremble.

Under Jiang Yifeng’s curious gaze, Xie Jingshen finally read it out: “The third option allows me to appear in your world, or you in mine, for twelve hours. We can touch, hug, we can…”

Xie Jingshen didn’t continue.

Jiang Yifeng’s eyes were already wide.

Sweat dripped slowly down his forehead.

Xie Jingshen desperately wanted to touch Jiang Yifeng—Jiang Yifeng was like a poppy, once you got close enough to smell and kiss, you would become addicted and fall.

Besides, Xie Jingshen was an adult, and Jiang Yifeng just happened to have a face that would arouse desire in adults.

According to Xie Jingshen’s usual style, he would have chosen the third option without hesitation, using the twelve hours to maximize his interests, touching, stroking, smelling, and kissing, until after twelve hours, he was satisfied and then separated.

Even if he wasn’t sure whether his feelings for Jiang Yifeng were love, he did like Jiang Yifeng very much.

For adults, liking is enough, isn’t it?

Xie Jingshen’s throat moved.

Jiang Yifeng was still looking at him.

He was surprised at first, then immediately calmed down.

Jiang Yifeng was calmer than Xie Jingshen.

“Xie Jingshen, choose the third option.” Jiang Yifeng smiled, “I want to see you.”

He also wanted to see Xie Jingshen.

Xie Jingshen was silent.

His eyes were deep, and his expression contained unknown emotions.

If… if…

Xie Jingshen pressed the first option.

After his finger confirmed, Xie Jingshen breathed a long sigh of relief.

He stared blankly at the phone screen, feeling for a moment that he was changing beyond recognition.

Not considering benefits, not putting himself first, and even calculating whether Jiang Yifeng would benefit.

—Moreover, the third option looked very much like a scam option.

Xie Jingshen told himself this, comforting himself.

“I… helped you choose.” Xie Jingshen looked at Jiang Yifeng and said in the midst of Jiang Yifeng’s smile, “The first one.”

“Huh?” Jiang Yifeng was stunned: “But didn’t you also want to see me?”

“Yes, I want to see you, but it shouldn’t use you as a bargaining chip without your consent.” Xie Jingshen’s gaze fell on Jiang Yifeng’s face.

The poor thing was full of likes and love, but didn’t know that the system was using him as a raft, using him to please the player.

This system… was like a game, but not quite like a game.

It clearly possessed the ability to connect two worlds, but still had to use the character (Jiang Yifeng) as a tool to please the player (Xie Jingshen).

Xie Jingshen suddenly understood those people on the game forum who called it a “damn game.”

Jiang Yifeng felt like Xie Jingshen’s opening remarks sounded like a confession.

Every time it made his cheeks flush red, and he avoided eye contact but still wanted to say something to Xie Jingshen, but suddenly a voice came from outside: “Is Teacher Jiang still inside? It’s been so long.”

Jiang Yifeng: “…”

He hurriedly took off his costume, not even noticing Xie Jingshen’s gaze.

As the top of his shirt was pulled up to his waist, the phone automatically disconnected.

One second Xie Jingshen’s gaze was on Jiang Yifeng’s thin, white waist, and the next second everything went black.

Xie Jingshen: “???”

[The system has activated health mode.]

Xie Jingshen: “Doesn’t a grown man even have the freedom to expose his waist?”

Xie Jingshen crossed his legs and took a while to restrain his impulsive desire. He looked at the still pitch-black phone screen and silently cursed: “I’m not a lecherous ghost, how could looking at a waist cause a disconnect?”

He started working, full of resentment, and even the little assistant next door suspected what on earth their boss had experienced.

—Why was there so much resentment?

Jiang Yifeng changed his clothes, casually wiped his face with a paper towel, and left the dressing room.

He smiled apologetically at the others and whispered, “I accidentally fell asleep inside…”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Several other small actors quickly waved their hands at Jiang Yifeng, making Jiang Yifeng quite uncomfortable.

Jiang Yifeng noticed his face only after returning to the hotel.

His originally beautiful face was covered in bloody hues, and at first glance, it was quite creepy.

“Xie Jingshen has been looking at me like this all along?” Jiang Yifeng wiped the makeup off his face with makeup remover, and while wiping, he sighed that Xie Jingshen was really a good person.

Even though his makeup was dirty and ugly, he was still able to think of him with all his heart.

Jiang Yifeng’s thoughts jumped: “Could it be that Xie Jingshen disliked my appearance and that’s why he didn’t want to choose the third option?”

System: “No.”

Jiang Yifeng was startled by the sudden appearance of the system, but the system slowly opened its mouth with a face full of resentment: “Host, please trust the intellect of the binding partner.”

The system would never dare to count on the binding partner’s character.

Jiang Yifeng hummed as he wiped the makeup off his face, then curved his eyes at the mirror.

Jiang Yifeng and Xie Jingshen chatted for half the night, and he was so teased that his heart was restless.

He knew that Xie Jingshen was busy. After dinner, he played games on his phone, no longer disturbing him.

However, as he played the game, message pop-ups kept appearing one after another.

[Internet exposes super-first-tier popular idol Chen Ruiyang in intimate interactions with a same-sex person!]

[Chen Ruiyang’s gaze is deadly! Who has he hooked?]

[Super-first-tier top star rarely reveals a gentle side, and it’s towards him! Are you shipping this new CP?]

Jiang Yifeng’s hand trembled, and he pressed the wrong button, losing the entire game.

Jiang Yifeng: “…”

He silently cursed in his heart.

The haunting Chen Ruiyang seemed to have already started his “love offensive.” The interview content would be broadcast on Saturday, and what was preheated along with the interview was actually Jiang Yifeng and Chen Ruiyang’s CP.

Only now did Jiang Yifeng realize why Chen Ruiyang’s assistant was carrying a camera everywhere to take pictures. When he saw the marketing accounts release photos of Chen Ruiyang and him gazing deeply into each other’s eyes, and the photo of his lonely back after Chen Ruiyang left, Jiang Yifeng’s mind was full of question marks. He even vaguely saw the three big words “I’m shipping it” in the comments section.

So that’s how photos can be used.

Jiang Yifeng looked further down. Apart from a few inexplicable hot comments with few likes, the highly liked comments below were all very normal.

—They were all scolding him.

Jiang Yifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

He was sure that there were still more normal people.

Chen Ruiyang previously had little contact with Jiang Yifeng—although they filmed the same drama, Chen Ruiyang always avoided Jiang Yifeng, afraid that if he got too close, Jiang Yifeng would be able tobenefit from his popularity.

Love arising from hate, love arising from love, either one can be hyped.

Only him and Chen Ruiyang hadn’t even seen each other a few times, including the time they spent filming on set.

It would be strange if netizens didn’t scold him forriding on fame by suddenly creating a CP.

Jiang Yifeng was very curious about how Chen Ruiyang was going to continue hyping this one-man show CP.

Chen Ruiyang seemed to be putting all his efforts into squeezing out his opponent.

While his opponent was stepping up their promotion of their CP to solidify fans, Chen Ruiyang’s side also released a wave of publicity articles.

The director of Strawberry Entertainment was so frightened that he went to talk to Chen Ruiyang.

“He has offended Su Xiaoyu and Strawberry Entertainment, what are you planning to do? To support him?”

Facing the director of Strawberry Entertainment, Chen Ruiyang was particularly calm.

“Su Xiaoyu is already planning to marry into a wealthy family, can’t I take this opportunity to fight for my own future?”

The company and backer behind Chen Ruiyang were no less inferior to Strawberry Entertainment, which had Su Xiaoyu’s background. The other party only told Chen Ruiyang not to say things he shouldn’t say and then stopped caring—although it was embarrassing for the male lead and the eighteenth-tier male supporting role of “Mu Yu Ge” to spread rumors, Su Xiaoyu’s relationship with the wealthy family was indeed in the hands of others.

Each of them had the other’s weaknesses, so they didn’t interfere with each other.

Chen Ruiyang personally disliked Jiang Yifeng’s sissy appearance.

But in order tohype it up, Chen Ruiyang’s team kept coming up with ingenious ideas.

On the day the interview was released, Chen Ruiyang’s team reduced the small interview into a one-minute fan-circle CP video, with various music and eye contact scenes added. The plot of Jiang Yifeng and Chen Ruiyang’s love being difficult to express was thought up by others.

When Chen Ruiyang was asked about the CP during the interview, he vaguely expressed “knowing what everyone is watching” and “I have no objections.” With the help of water armies, coupled with the fermentation and guidance of the official and himself, even though Chen Ruiyang’s only fans were still in the shock of “How has the world changed?” “Are the passers-by blind? What’s there to ship?”, the two people’s CP was hyped up with great fanfare.

Jiang Yifeng’s reputation wasn’t good.

But Jiang Yifeng was good-looking.

Even if he quietly lowered his eyes to take a photo, he would look so good that he seemed to be carrying a basket full of stories.

Although Jiang Yifeng didn’t say a few words in the interview, he always had a gentle expression. Even when asked about the Wang Mingchuan incident, he didn’t reveal too much, but instead showed sincerity, with a kind and gentle expression.

During the interview, Chen Ruiyang not only cued Jiang Yifeng, but also specially looked at his eyebrows intently when Jiang Yifeng answered questions.

That appearance really looked very focused.

The afterglow created by Chen Ruiyang’s opponent some time ago hadn’t subsided, so Chen Ruiyang took the opportunity to use the afterglow to become the second CP. Both sides were official accounts, editing, news, and all the details that could be found were cut, arguing hotly, and back and forth, a few CP fans actually emerged.

Jiang Yifeng watched a few times and only felt that he had become numb.

—Filming was coming to an end, and his daily work was to film parkour and action scenes on set.

Filming parkour while being suspended by wires was still very dangerous, and he had to continue filming the follow-up plot every day with a sore body. When he went back at night, he always had bruises all over his body that wouldn’t go away for a long time.

Jiang Yifeng was in so much pain that he couldn’t sleep at night, so Xie Jingshen accompanied Jiang Yifeng to chat.

“Tomorrow is the last day, Xie Jingshen. After I finish filming this last scene… several months of filming will come to an end.”

Jiang Yifeng smiled with half-closed eyes.

Xie Jingshen looked at Jiang Yifeng’s cheeks and said a little helplessly, “Next time, film a drama about love, don’t get yourself hurt all over.”

“It’s not just me who gets hurt… but I really enjoyed filming it.” Jiang Yifeng accidentally touched his leg and shrank back in pain, which made Xie Jingshen anxious.

“Did you apply the medicine I bought?”

“I applied it, but it won’t get better that quickly.” Jiang Yifeng said weakly, “It’s going to be a wrap tomorrow, and after it’s a wrap, it’ll be fine.”

“…Then, be careful tomorrow. It’s the last scene, what time will you be done? Do you want, should I send you a wrap-up blessing?” Xie Jingshen tilted his head and asked.

Jiang Yifeng didn’t take Xie Jingshen’s blessing seriously—he had to say goodnight to Xie Jingshen every night, and he would be very happy when Xie Jingshen said “Happy wrap-up” late at night at the wrap-up banquet.

The author has something to say:

President Xie: Your body is all bruised, don’t film action scenes in the future()

Jiang Xiaofeng: Your body is all bruised, don’t…

President Xie: *pout* QAQ