TRMP Chapter 8
by VolareJiang Yifeng has encountered too much bad luck in his life.
Moreover, he could foresee that the production team would use his participation in the show to clear Su Xiaoyu’s name and kick him while he’s down.
Since it’s coming sooner or later…
“I’ll go ask if my pay has been deposited.” Jiang Yifeng walked towards Zhao Jinming with a particularly serious expression, holding his phone. Then, he heard a light chuckle beside him.
Jiang Yifeng looked blankly at the white box and, upon seeing Xie Jingshen, his Adam’s apple bobbed. He then lowered his eyes helplessly and smiled.
His pathetic appearance being seen by someone who calls himself a “lover”… Even Jiang Yifeng himself felt embarrassed.
What’s more, he couldn’t see Xie Jingshen’s face clearly, so he couldn’t judge what kind of expression he was wearing.
Was it indifference, or mocking unease?
“What’s wrong?” Luo Qi, hearing Jiang Yifeng’s odd tone on the phone, asked anxiously.
Jiang Yifeng shook his head slightly, made a “shush” gesture towards Xie Jingshen, and continued walking towards Zhao Jinming.
Meanwhile, Xie Jingshen was looking at the constantly popping up introductions, the shadows in his eyes deepening.
Rows of explanations popped up, explaining Jiang Yifeng’s current troubles. Even though he knew it was a game setting, Xie Jingshen still felt annoyed.
It wasn’t his fault, yet he didn’t complain. Moreover, several lines of the introduction caught Xie Jingshen’s attention – Jiang Yifeng’s desire for money seemed particularly strong, yet his life remained simple and monotonous.
Even Scrooge McDuck secretly counted his wealth, but Jiang Yifeng didn’t seem to be simply saving money.
It was as if he was trying to achieve some goal.
Xie Jingshen lowered his eyes and tried clicking on Jiang Yifeng’s profile, but no matter how many times his finger poked Jiang Yifeng’s cheek, the little person on the screen didn’t react.
His conversation with the director was ignored, probably because it wasn’t important.
But looking at those lips, made seductive by the lipstick, Xie Jingshen couldn’t help but feel unsatisfied.
His heart itched. When his fingertip swiped across the screen, he could even see Jiang Yifeng’s fluttering eyelashes and the slightly rising eyeliner.
Those eyes were very round, and when the phone’s camera zoomed in, they were so beautiful they didn’t seem real.
–But they really weren’t real, were they.
For some reason, Xie Jingshen felt a pang of disappointment.
When Jiang Yifeng confirmed the payment date, Zhao Jinming hesitantly asked, “We might be starting the publicity for the show soon, should we prepare a bit?”
Jiang Yifeng’s acting state was excellent.
Once the publicity started, the topic of the stunt double would inevitably be brought up, and the entire internet’s public opinion would weigh on Jiang Yifeng alone.
Jiang Yifeng couldn’t explain, couldn’t clarify, and even had to cooperate with the production team’s publicity to play a villain – Su Xiaoyu’s fans would tear him apart.
No one knew whether he could still act and live his life without being affected, like he was now.
Jiang Yifeng paused, seemingly thinking of something, his eyes slightly curved.
“It’s okay, it’s coming sooner or later.”
It was coming sooner or later, so there was no real difference between early and late.
Even Zhao Jinming was stunned for a moment. His gaze fell on Jiang Yifeng’s face, and he hesitated even more than Jiang Yifeng.
Jiang Yifeng said goodbye to Zhao Jinming, first calling to reassure Luo Qi, and then found a corner, raised his head, and looked at Xie Jingshen.
But before he could speak, Xie Jingshen asked softly, “Is it hard?”
“Of course, it’s hard.” Jiang Yifeng sighed, “But my luck has never been good, and this is the fastest way to save enough money…”
“Are you short on money?” Xie Jingshen asked.
He felt like he was talking nonsense – Jiang Yifeng was the love protagonist of an otome game, and the game created a romantic atmosphere in order to make money.
So when he saw Jiang Yifeng nod, Xie Jingshen was relieved.
He didn’t care, he wasn’t short on money.
“I’ve saved a lot already.” Jiang Yifeng’s fingers lightly pinched his pocket. He calculated his savings, and his tone became lighter, “Being blacklisted is still being known, Director Zhao even promised to take me to a variety show. Plus a few interviews, and a few more extra roles, I should be able to save enough.”
The payment interface didn’t pop up.
Nothing appeared on the phone screen.
Jiang Yifeng was still calculating his money, figuring out his future income and expenses.
When he lowered his eyes, his eyelashes slightly covered his eyes. That invisible barrier made Xie Jingshen realize – the little person in the game had never regarded him as a source of income.
But a game setting wouldn’t be able to predict his wealth from the start.
Xie Jingshen told himself this, while feeling particularly annoyed.
Perhaps it was because he suddenly realized that if this wasn’t a game that could predict his wealth, then Jiang Yifeng actually belonged to many people.
The more Xie Jingshen thought about it, the more annoyed he felt.
When Jiang Yifeng raised his head, he suddenly saw a particularly unhappy, cold, and handsome face.
Jiang Yifeng was completely stunned.
–The system wasn’t lying to him! Xie Jingshen really was, so handsome!
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.” Jiang Yifeng’s eyelashes trembled, and he subconsciously shifted his gaze, hiding his surprised and shocked expression.
After all, being stunned by a man’s handsomeness was really embarrassing!
Jiang Yifeng’s cheeks were hot, and he touched his face with his palm, his fingers caressing his red cheeks, and his eyelashes continued to flutter.
Xie Jingshen was puzzled. He brought the phone closer, and the human figure revealed from the white virtual frame became even closer.
Xie Jingshen’s figure was really good. The black shirt couldn’t hide the bulging muscles underneath, and with that handsome face, Jiang Yifeng had to close his eyes and suppress the desire in his heart.
–Can a man really be so handsome that even a straight man can feel desire?
Jiang Yifeng thought randomly, then he looked at Xie Jingshen, “Then, have you finished your work tonight?”
Those eyes were watery, just like a little wife at home, eagerly waiting for her husband to get off work.
Xie Jingshen’s throat bobbed, and he subconsciously asked, “What do you want to do?”
“Remember to go to bed early.”
Jiang Yifeng felt that he had to end the conversation as soon as possible and properly educate his lustful self.
Unfortunately, Xie Jingshen on the other side just smiled, “Just finished filming, let’s have dinner first.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a row of dinner names appeared at the bottom of the phone, each with a price.
Xie Jingshen looked at the row of dinners priced at twenty yuan, and dragged it back for a long time before finding a forty yuan cold mixed rice.
There wasn’t even a dish over a hundred yuan – the prices were too affordable.
Xie Jingshen casually ordered a dish and chose immediate delivery.
The next second, Jiang Yifeng heard a system prompt to go back to the hotel to pick up his dinner.
Jiang Yifeng even forgot that he hadn’t removed his makeup yet. He put on his casual clothes and, with an exceptionally seductive face, returned to the hotel.
He immediately saw the packaged takeout on the table, with the large logo printed on it, which was the lunch that Jiang Yifeng had struggled with for a long time but couldn’t bear to order a few days ago.
Xie Jingshen kept watching Jiang Yifeng.
When Jiang Yifeng walked, the surrounding environment would turn into a cute cartoon scene, and only Jiang Yifeng’s true colors were in the entire frame.
His face was still made up, and the seductive and beautiful makeup made his eyebrows and eyes even more beautiful. The eyeliner that lifted at the end of his eyes outlined a shy red, and when his pupils moved, those eyes were as bright and dazzling as water.
Xie Jingshen felt for the first time that he wanted to see Jiang Yifeng at work.
With beautiful makeup and wearing a costume, he wondered how good he would look.
Jiang Yifeng’s surprised expression when he saw the takeout fell into Xie Jingshen’s eyes. The cost of only a few tens of yuan wasn’t even as expensive as Xie Jingshen’s afternoon tea, but Jiang Yifeng gently hugged the tote bag and bent his eyes at him.
Xie Jingshen’s heart beat very fast. He watched Jiang Yifeng lower his head and suck the soup, spoon by spoon, his lips burned red by the soup.
After a bowl of rice was finished, Jiang Yifeng sat back on the bed and looked up to talk to Xie Jingshen.
He picked out the funny things that happened on set today and told Xie Jingshen. Xie Jingshen looked at Jiang Yifeng’s lips opening and closing, even his tongue was exposed, and couldn’t help but cross his legs, then bring the phone closer.
“Why, accept those unfair conditions?”
Jiang Yifeng was stunned.
After a while, he realized that Xie Jingshen was talking about the matter agreed upon with the production team.
The role he played in that matter was really embarrassing.
“There’s no way, whether I agree or not, the result is the same.”
Jiang Yifeng’s palm rested on his knee, “I’m not stupid… What is ‘the clear will be clear themselves’, how is that possible.”
Xie Jingshen’s heart jumped.
“Why is it impossible? The media also needs news, as long as…”
Xie Jingshen remembered his past public relations experience.
To be honest, Xie Jingshen didn’t really trust the media either.
The media that claim to have a conscience often have no conscience, and the media that claim to be fair are often biased.
“They still have quite a lot of media resources in their hands, and even if I clarify, the production team will think I’m a troublemaker. Then I won’t even be able to play an extra role, and I really won’t be able to earn money.”
Jiang Yifeng was very open-minded.
When the road ahead was blocked, he would often continue to work hard in another direction.
“It’s better for me to be a villain, get the money first, and take the path of being blacklisted… Once I’ve earned enough money, whether I continue to be an extra or switch to another job, I won’t have any worries.”
For some reason, Xie Jingshen’s heart beat very fast.
Recently, he had been troubled by the future direction of his projects, so he had to maintain a high-intensity workload every day – the other party had registered a large number of patents in the same field, and if they developed in a similar field, they simply couldn’t avoid them.
Xie Jingshen had been thinking about whether to pay the patent fees to the other company and continue researching the route.
But now, he suddenly had an epiphany.
–Why did he have to fight the other party head-on on the same track?
Xie Jingshen’s attitude suddenly softened.
His palm rested on his stomach, and he looked at Jiang Yifeng with an even gentler gaze.
“Want me to help you?”
He asked unconsciously.
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