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Chapter 150 – Sob Sob Sob, I’ve Been Dirtied

Ji Shenxiao turned on the nozzle of the cologne bottle and sprayed twice on his wrist.

Right now, he was only wearing a shirt. The collar of the shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a small portion of his collarbone. He lowered his head and sniffed his wrist gently.

Seemingly satisfied with the scent, Ji Shenxiao raised his head and smiled at him, “Thank you, I like it very much.”

Qiu Jin breathed a sigh of relief: “As long as you like it.”

Ji Shenxiao: “Do you want to try it?”

“Um… sure.”

Qiu Jin stretched out his hand, but Ji Shenxiao did not spray the perfume on his wrist. Instead, he walked over and reached out to brush away the hair from his ear.

The man’s approaching body carried with it a scorching heat, and Qiu Jin couldn’t help but stiffen.

“No need…” to spray there.

Before he could finish speaking, Ji Shenxiao held on to his shoulder and in the next moment a cool spray spritz behind his ears. It was the ocean scent that he was familiar with.

Whether it was because this was the original version or because of Ji Shenxiao, the originally mild smell suddenly became rich, reminding him of Ji Shenxiao’s most aggressive moments.

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What was even worse was that Ji Shenxiao had already sprayed the cologne, but why wasn’t he stepping away?

Moreover, the distance between them was too close. Ji Shenxiao’s presence was too strong!

Why was it so hot? Has the air conditioner* temperature been turned up?

[*T/N: In China (and some eastern countries) the air conditioner is used to both heat up and cool down a room. Whereas in the west, the air conditioner is strictly for cooling down a room, while the thermostat is used to control the heat.]

Qiu Jin wanted to loosen his collar, but Ji Shenxiao was standing behind him, so he suppressed the urge for the time being.

But then his ears slowly started to turn red.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm down, but at this moment, Ji Shenxiao suddenly touched his ear.

Qiu Jin: “!”

A numbness spread from his ears to his whole body, and Qiu Jin froze. The heat in his ears that had subsided started to burn again, burning from the base of his ears to his cheeks, which made him dare not even breathe out.

But someone was very ignorant and said directly: “Your ears are red.”

“Non… nonsense,” Qiu Jin was really embarrassed. “You’re so close, of course it’ll get red!”

Ji Shenxiao chuckled, as if he was in a good mood: “You are blushing because I am close to you?”

“What does it have to do with you?” Qiu Jin retorted subconsciously, “This has exceeded the normal social distance, just… anyone will blush when the distance is so close!”

“Really?” A very soft voice sounded in his ear. And then, Qiu Jin suddenly noticed that his earlobe felt warm.

Qiu Jin: “!!”

The heck! Ji Shenxiao actually pinched his earlobe! He even kneaded it!

Qiu Jin: “…”

Qiu Jin’s entire body turned to stone.

What was he doing? This pervert!

Originally, Ji Shenxiao had no intention of going this far.

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At first, he just wanted to invite Qiu Jin to have dinner together. Then it progressed to spraying cologne behind his ear, deliberately rubbing his earlobe, step by step, until it finally reached this current situation.

Ji Shenxiao was a little out of control, but he had no regrets.

“Let, let go of me!”

Just a second before his pheromones went out of control, Qiu Jin finally mustered up the courage and slapped Ji Shenxiao’s hand away. Then he escaped in embarrassment.

The room was left with the scent of roses mixed with the aquatic scent of the ocean. It was a scent that could make one muddled and infatuated.

Qiu Jin rushed into the bathroom and splashed himself with cold water for a long time before the heat on his face subsided.

He wiped some water from his face and was stunned for a moment when he looked up.

Reflected in the mirror, the person’s entire face was flushed, and his eyes were watery. Paired together with the tear mole*, it looked a bit seductive.

[*T/N: 泪痣 lei zhi – tear mole is a mole near the corner of the eye]

Ahh, it’s all Ji Shenxiao’s fault! Why did he suddenly go mad!

He’s obviously super alpha!

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Qiu Jin rubbed his face frantically, and it took him a long time to calm down. He thought about playing on his cell phone a bit to calm down, but when he reached for it, he realized that his pants pockets were empty. His bag was still next door… and his cell phone was naturally still there.

He could wait for Ji Shenxiao to go out tomorrow before fetching his phone, but it was impossible for him to not use his phone for an entire night.

Qiu Jin spent a long time building himself up mentally before going out again. But no one answered even after he knocked for a long time.

He shouted through the door, “Ji Shenxiao, I left my mobile phone at your place. Can you open the door and let me get it?”

Still, no one answered him.

Could Ji Shenxiao be taking a shower?

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Chapter 180
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The Big Landlord

Chapter 163.1
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Chapter 162.1
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Chapter 161.2
Chapter 161.1
Chapter 160.3
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Male Lead 2 and Male Lead 3 Happy Ending!

Chapter 128
Chapter 127
Chapter 126
Chapter 125
Chapter 124
Chapter 123
Chapter 122
Chapter 121
Chapter 120
Chapter 119

This Alpha’s Pheromones Are Exploding

Chapter 159
Chapter 158
Chapter 157
Chapter 156
Chapter 155
Chapter 154
Chapter 153
Chapter 152
Chapter 151

Didn’t Love You Enough

Chapter 132
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Chapter 130
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Chapter 149 – Sob Sob Sob, I’ve Been Dirtied (48.1)

Qiu Jin’s face was as red as a cooked shrimp. In panic, he raised his hands to block Ji Shenxiao’s sight. However, he didn’t expect to find that Ji Shenxiao still had his eyes closed until now. The other man was only holding him tightly with both hands, for fear of him falling.

Oh my gosh, he was truly keeping his promise. Was this the quality of an outstanding businessman?

Qiu Jin was so surprised that he even forgot about his embarrassment, until a deep voice sounded in his ears.

“Are you okay?”

Because both parties were overly nervous, neither of them noticed how wrong the sound was.

“I… I’m fine.” Qiu Jin tried to push away, only to find that Ji Shenxiao was holding him tightly.

Qiu Jin was seriously going to cry if this keep going on, so he pushed again. “Ji Shenxiao!”

His voice had a trembly quality that could make a man lose his head.

Ji Shenxiao’s breathing became faster and faster, and his body temperature seemed to have risen a few degrees. ​

Hearing Qiu Jin cry his name, Ji Shenxiao finally realized what he was doing and loosened his grip, except his eyes were still tightly closed.

Qiu Jin carefully pulled away from the other man’s arms and withdrew his hand in a stiff manner.

This was it. This was the end for him. He was done for.

This was definitely the most embarrassing thing to ever happen in his life!

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He finally understood how embarrassed Ji Shenxiao must have felt when Qin Jin took off his underwear! Ahhhhh!

Just let him die!

But Ji Qisheng was still shouting from the front seat, “Bro, are you okay?”

There was silence in the back compartment, and no one answered him.

“Bro! What happened to you guys? Did you get hurt?”

After receiving no response for a long time, Ji Qisheng became anxious and banged the partition between the front and back seats.

After quite a while, Ji Shenxiao replied with a hoarse voice. “We’re fine.”

Ji Qisheng breathed a sigh of relief: “There seems to be a car accident ahead.”

Fortunately, it was just a minor bump. The two parties involved in the accident got out of their cars, took some photos, and then left.

Qiu Jin was in a daze the whole time, until he got home, raised his head, and saw… Huh?

Why was this Ji Shenxiao’s home?

Oh, that’s right, he said that he would cook for the other man.

Ji Shenxiao’s special medicine worked so well that Qiu Jin could hardly feel the pain anymore, so he walked into the kitchen to prepare food.

Ji Shenxiao just took off his suit and walked over while untying his tie: “What are you looking for?”

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Qiu Jin blinked, “Didn’t you want me to cook for you? Did the auntie forget to buy groceries?”

Ji Shenxiao replied, “I didn’t plan to have you cook. I ordered dinner from a restaurant.”

Qiu Jin: “Huh?”

If Ji Shenxiao didn’t plan to have him cook, then why did he bring Qiu Jin back to his place?

As soon as he finished speaking, the doorbell rang, and professionally dressed waiters came in one after another. They laid out a bunch of exquisite dishes, and the table was soon filled to the brim. ​

Qiu Jin was a little surprised: “Why is it so grand?”

Ji shenxiao helped him put a napkin on his lap and said, “I originally planned to bring you to the restaurant to eat, but that’s inconvenient because you’re injured, so I asked them to deliver it here.”

There was nothing wrong with that logic, but Qiu Jin couldn’t help feeling that something was strange. He didn’t like owing other people favors, so he gave Ji Shenxiao a small return gift after the meal.

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He took out a bottle of “Blue Ocean” from his bag and said, “The brand gave me a sample when I filmed the advertisement for them. I thought it suited you when I got it. You can see if you like it.”

Ji Shenxiao opened the package and asked, “Is this the one you are endorsing?”

“No, this is the original version. The one I have is the Blue Ocean: Fresh Edition.” Qiu Jin made sure to do his homework before filming, and his explanation was simple and clear-cut. “The Blue Ocean is more mature and thick, while the Fresh Edition is mainly aimed at young people. It is more lively and fresh, aiming to show fresh vitality.”

When Qiu Jin got into the car, Ji Shenxiao smelled a light scent on him. It was fresh and sunny, with a touch of sultry.

It was indeed very vital.

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Chapter 148 – Extremely Embarrassing and Awkward

Qiu Jin didn’t try to hide it. Hearing Ji Qisheng’s question, he casually explained: “My butt is injured.”

At that moment, there was something strange in Ji Qisheng’s gaze when he looked at Ji Shenxiao.

Was his brother this ferocious? Not only did he do someone in the car, but he even injured the other person’s butt in the process?

“Take your hand back,” Ji Shenxiao gave him a warning look and explained, “He got injured from riding a horse while filming an advertisement.”

“Ah, so that’s what happened!” Ji Qisheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Qiu Jin was here, there was even less reason for him to sit in the front passenger seat. They haven’t seen each other for a long time, so he wanted to talk with Qiu Jin-ge.

Ji Qisheng smiled sweetly, “Qiu Jin-ge, long time no see, how about I accompany you for a chat?”

Qiu Jin replied glibly, “Sure.”

Ji Shenxiao harrumphed, “Studio.”

Ji Qisheng was silent for a moment. ​

Qiu Jin was a little embarrassed. If not for him then Ji Qisheng wouldn’t have to sit in the front passenger seat.

Ji Shenxiao said, “No need to worry about him. He likes to sit in the front. Says it has a good view.”

Ji Qisheng: “…”

Goddamn, were they really biological brothers?

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Ji Qisheng reluctantly got into the front passenger seat. There was a small window on the partition that separated the front of the car from the back of the car. When Ji Qisheng glanced back, he saw that his big brother had actually drawn the curtains over that small window, completely blocking off the view.

Ji Qisheng: “!!”

They were indeed not biological brothers!

In the back seat of the car, Qiu Jin was feeling a little sore from lying in the same position, so he couldn’t help shifting his posture.

Ji Shenxiao glanced at him: “Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to put on some medicine?”

Qiu Jin hesitated. He wanted to use the medicinal ointment, but Ji Shenxiao was sitting right there. How could he rub the medicine on himself in this situation?

“I’m going to take a nap now,” Ji Shenxiao said it naturally. Then he closed his eyes and dozed off to sleep.

Qiu Jin looked at Ji Shenxiao, who had his eyes closed for a while, then looked at the ointment in his hand, and he wavered even more.

But, but this was still too embarrassing. What if Ji Shenxiao suddenly opened his eyes?

But his thighs really hurt…

After much hesitation, he was defeated by the pain. ​

Qiu Jin knelt on the leather seat while supporting his body with his knees and elbows. He pulled his pants down to his thighs with his left hand. He looked down with some difficulty and saw that the skin there was indeed torn and his inner thighs were bright red.

He gritted his teeth and scooped out a lump of ointment with his right hand.

When the cold ointment touched his thigh, Qiu Jin could not help but hiss.

The ointment was in the form of a transparent gel and was ice-cold.

His posture was weird and the voice he just let out was shameful. Qiu Jin quickly looked up at Ji Shenxiao and found that Ji Shenxiao still had his eyes closed, as if he hadn’t heard anything. ​

Qiu Jin let out a sigh of relief and finished applying the ointment to the rest of his thighs with peace of mind.

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He had to admit that the quality of this ointment was indeed very good. He didn’t know what ingredients it contained, but it quickly produced a cooling feeling and the pain relief effect was super good.

His legs no longer hurt, but in contrast the injury to his butt felt even more apparent.

He really wanted to apply medicine to his butt, but should he apply it here? ​

Right in front of Ji Shenxiao?

Qiu Jin hesitated for a long time, and finally summoned up the courage to ask, “Ji Shenxiao, can you give me a little more time.”

The man sat in the chair without moving for a long time, as if he had really fallen asleep. Just when Qiu Jin was about to give up, a low voice came from over there: “Okay.”

Qiu Jin felt relieved and began to apply the medicine to his body seriously.

The sound insulation effect inside the car was excellent and there was no music on, so the sound of every movement in that enclosed space was particularly obvious.

Every sound of Qiu Jin’s breathing, the rustling of clothes, and the sticky sound of fingers digging into the ointment… all of it reached Ji Shenxiao’s ears without reservation. ​

The man’s palms tightened little by little, and his breathing gradually became faster.

Ji Shenxiao could almost imagine what posture Qiu Jin was in. He must be kneeling on all fours, with his pants down and hanging around his thighs. With his long and strong fingers, he’d scoop up a bit of the transparent gel-like ointment and gently apply it on his injured skin…

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Qiu Jin didn’t want to be in such a weird posture, but that place was really painful. No matter how gently he touched it, it was so painfully hot that it felt like even his penis and balls were red. After much hesitation, he dug out a lump of ointment and put his right hand into his pants to apply it on his butt.

The coldness brought a slight sting, but the physical discomfort was instantly driven away. Qiu Jin breathed a sigh of relief and was about to apply the medicine on the other side of his butt, but unexpectedly, there was a harsh sound and the driver suddenly braked the car!

Qiu Jin was not wearing a seat belt, and his other hand was still pressed on his butt. He felt a huge force pushing him forward. Qiu Jin immediately reached out to hold on to the seat, but it was too late. Under the inertia, his body jerked sideways and coincidentally he fell right into Ji Shenxiao’s arms.

No.

To be precise, he was draped over the other person’s knees.

One hand was pressed between Ji Shenxiao’s legs, and the other hand was still in his pants. ​

Qiu Jin: “………”

Ahhhhhh!!!

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Chapter 147 – Extremely Embarrassing and Awkward 

After Qiu Jin got in the car, he told Liu Wei: “You can go back by yourself tonight and pick me up at my apartment in Beijing at eight o’clock tomorrow morning.”

Liu Wei asked, “You’re going back to Beijing?”

The car window rolled down, and Ji Shenxiao’s voice came out: “I’ll drive you tomorrow, no need to trouble him.”

Qiu Jin hesitated for a moment: “Isn’t that inconvenient for you?”

“Not a problem, it’s along the way for me.” Ji Shenxiao said to Liu Wei, “You can go back now.”

After that temporary meeting in the hotel, Liu Wei had already classified them as a couple and immediately nodded: “I understand, I understand.”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Understand? What the heck do you understand?

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After the car started, Ji Shenxiao asked the driver to go to the hospital first. ​

Qiu Jin grabbed his sleeve, his face was a little red, and he whispered: “No… no need to go to the hospital.”

With an injury like that, how could he go to the hospital and take off his pants for the doctor to look him over? ​

Ji Shenxiao frowned. “Then how are you going to deal with it?”

Qiu Jin was reluctant to continue the topic, but he said, “It’s just a little scratch. It’s nothing. Don’t you still need to go pick up your younger brother?”

Ji Shenxiao pressed the topic once more, and after confirming that the other party really did not want to go to the hospital, he finally took out a jar of ointment from the storage compartment, “Then rub this on yourself, okay?”

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Qiu Jin took a look at the packaging and saw that it was medicine for treating bruises. He was a little stunned, “Why do you…?”

Ji Shenxiao said, “I heard that you were going to be riding a horse to film an advertisement. I thought it might be useful, so I brought it with me.”

“When I was a kid, I suffered a bad experience while riding a horse. The skin on my legs and buttocks was damaged. It burned in pain. Because I was embarrassed, I didn’t let the doctor see me even when they came.” Ji Shenxiao’s expression softened a lot as he talked about the past. “At that time, my father gave me a jar of herbal plaster, and I hid in my room and applied it myself. It was almost healed the next day.”

Qiu Jin felt a little awkward. Ji Shenxiao was suddenly going down the warm and tender route with him, and it made him feel a little uncomfortable. The other man actually took the initiative to talk about things from his childhood. This is stuff that you only talk about with friends, right?

Did Ji Shenxiao already consider him a friend? ​

Qiu Jin suddenly felt that he was a bit of a scumbag. The other person had opened his heart to him, but he still treated the other person as a tool. Since the other party has taken the initiative, then let’s be friends.

In fact, if he thought about it carefully, Ji Shenxiao was a very good person. He has a bit of a venomous tongue and he could be a bit petty, but a blemish does not obscure jade’s luster*. Being friends with Ji Shenxiao was definitely a plus for him.

[*T/N: “a blemish does not obscure jade’s luster” – a saying that means “the pros outweigh the cons”]

Thinking of this, Qiu Jin smiled at him and said a little embarrassedly: “I understand, thank you!”

Facing this smiling face, Ji Shenxiao’s heart suddenly beat a little fast.

The car drove away from the coastline, and soon they picked up Ji Qisheng, who had just finished recording for his show. ​

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Ji Qisheng came out of the TV station wearing sunglasses and habitually waited for the driver to get out of the car and open the door for him. The driver got out, wearing a suit and white gloves. He opened the door for him as usual, but the door he opened was for the shotgun seat.

Ji Qisheng: “?”

The driver said, “Mr. Ji said to have you sit in the front passenger seat.”

“Big Brother? What are you doing?” Ji Qisheng knocked on the rear window.

Ji Shenxiao rolled the glass down a small crack and said directly: “You go sit in the passenger seat.”

“What? Front passenger seat?!”

Ji Qisheng didn’t like this.

The extended business car has an air-tight separation between the front and back seats. The front passenger seat was narrow and uncomfortable. There was no carpet. It was usually reserved for bodyguards, assistants and the like. Why would he want to sit in that place? ​​

Ji Qisheng was naturally unhappy. He knocked on the door and said coquettishly, “Aren’t you here to pick me up? Open the car door!”

Ji Shenxiao said briefly: “It’s inconvenient.”

“Why is it inconvenient? Is there someone else in the back seat?”

Even as Ji Qisheng said this, he felt stupid. What kind of person was his brother? How could he let others get into his car so casually? ​​

Unexpectedly, Ji Shenxiao actually nodded and said, “There is someone.”

The heck, there really is someone?!

Ji Qisheng stuck his hand into the open crack of the window to prevent his brother from closing it. Then he pressed his face in close to peer inside the car.

He really did see someone in the back seat. The person waved to him a little awkwardly, “Hi…”

Ji Qisheng became excited: “Qiu Jin-ge is here too?”

However, when he saw Qiu Jin’s posture, he immediately froze there with a hesitant expression on his face, “What are you…”

Qiu Jin’s posture was a bit awkward. Because of his hip and thigh injuries, he could only lie down on the seats.

Fortunately, Ji Shenxiao was riding in an extended car today. There were two rows of seats facing each other in the back of the car. Ji Shenxiao sat on the other side, so as to not embarrass Qiu Jin too much.

Qiu Jin didn’t try to hide it. Hearing Ji Qisheng’s question, he casually explained: “My butt is injured.”

At that moment, there was something strange in Ji Qisheng’s gaze when he looked at Ji Shenxiao.

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Chapter 145 – Extremely Embarrassing and Awkward

On the day of filming, the skies were sunny and clear. When Qiu Jin arrived to the filming location, the members of the work crew were also arriving at the beach.

Coco was the art director of this project. When Qiu Jin got out of the car, she was secretly watching him. Yes, Coco was a yangou*. She has been involved in the fashion industry for many years and has a keen and wild intuition about beauty. ​

[*T/N: yangou 颜狗 – a type of person who has no resistance to anything with good looks. Usually used to laugh at oneself.]

As soon as Qiu Jin came out, she knew he was the best. He had a body shape between a teenager and a young man, and a candid smile. However, the most enchanting thing was the charm he conveyed nonchalantly. ​

It was difficult to have a standard for such a thing as charm. It depended on the control of the model and the director. One point less would not be sexy enough and one point more would come across as smarmy.

But Qiu Jin never seemed to have this kind of trouble. His movements, expressions, and smiles were all so natural and vivid, yet so dazzling that people couldn’t take their eyes away from him.

Coco finally understood why their president insisted on having Qiu Jin be the brand ambassador for this perfume. There was really no one more suitable than him. ​

The morning light sprinkled over the satiny beach. Right now, they needed to shoot a few scenes of Qiu Jin interacting with the seawater.

A waterproof camera was set up on the surface of the sea. Qiu Jin took off his T-shirt and trousers and walked towards the middle.

Coco was quite reserved at first. After all, she was only a fenyan*, and she has seen so many celebrities and models throughout her career, so she has already learned how to maintain a calm expression.

[*T/N: fenyan 粉颜 – someone who only likes celebrities for their looks, so their interest in a celebrity doesn’t last very long. They will like whichever good-looking celebrity is in front of them at the moment and forget about them when they turn their head and see another good-looking person.]

But the moment Qiu Jin took off his T-shirt, she was still dazzled.

Holy shit! What was this divine specimen?

The swimming trunks wrapped around his mermaid line* in a tantalizing manner. In the back it wrapped around a small portion of his perky buttocks, exposing the exquisite line of his back and the sensual dip of his lower back…!

[*T/N: according to Baidu, mermaid line refers to the external oblique muscles]

Who could resist this?!

His waistline was so good! It must be so enchanting when he moves…

Stop it! Don’t think about it!

No. I want to [think about it]!

Who didn’t like a younger wolf dog? She could totally go for him! Omega x omega was also possible! She will make a move!

“Coco-jie, what’s wrong?” Seeing the strange expression on her face, the assistant thought there was something wrong and hurriedly came over to ask her. ​

“It’s nothing.” Coco calmed down her expression and regained her seriousness as a young leader. ​

Stop your raging thoughts. You are a cosmopolitan person. You cannot be a love-struck fool!

Liu Wei secretly glanced at the young lady next to him. She must’ve been impressed by Jin-ge’s good looks, right? He felt like he could empathize. This was the first time that he intuitively felt that Qiu Jin was really about to take off [in the entertainment field].

The people looked at Qiu Jin with surprise and admiration. There was no longer the disgust that they once held for him.

Along with Qiu Jin’s skills, this was only the first step in taking off.

Because it was a foreign brand, Liu Wei was surrounded by blond and blue-eyed foreigners. Liu Wei only knew a few words of primary school English and was completely confused. He never expected that Qiu Jin could talk to the other party calmly. During the conversation with the director, Qiu Jin exuded a focused and serious temperament that was so dazzling that people couldn’t take their eyes away.

The director was from France. The camera language used was gentle and affectionate, bright and erotic, but not vulgar and pornographic. ​

On the sparkling sea, Qiu Jin floated among the waves in his gray swimming trunks. The blue water rippled across his chest and splashed against his collarbone.

The director’s lens was very close to the subject, like a human’s eyes, and you can clearly see the texture of the skin, the flow of the sea water, and the golden halo left by the sun in the water. ​

The camera gradually moved up, climbing up the chest inch by inch, sliding over the Adam’s apple, the full-colored lips, the high bridge of the nose, and finally stopped at the eyes.

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The young man in front of the camera has beautiful wild eyebrows. His eyelashes were wetted by water and bunched together, and his eyes were sparkling. When he looked at the camera, he seemed to be looking at his most cherished thing.

The camera zoomed out to reveal the fresh and sunny smile of the young man, as bright as the sun. ​

Even the director was stunned for a moment, this person was incredible!

They would surely be able to sell out the perfume just by relying on his face alone to promote the product.

These shots seemed simple, but it took several hours of back and forth shooting to capture what the director wanted. ​

At noon, when the sunlight was directly overhead, it was not suitable for filming. So they waited until three o’clock in the afternoon before going out to shoot again. This was also the most difficult part of this shooting session, which was to film him atop a horse.

In Western culture, horses were a symbol of strength and sexual desire. Many perfume advertisements prefer horse elements, especially foreign photographers. Young men, young ladies, and even men of steel could all be paired with horses, and various interpretations were common. ​

Somehow they had procured a pure white Arabian horse for the shoot, saying that it was to embody the spirit of chivalry and free will. The scene that Qiu Jin needed to shoot included, but were not limited to, interacting with the horse, riding on the horse with his face up against the horses neck, and galloping across the beach on the horse.

The scenes on horseback would be the most difficult parts of this shoot.

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Chapter 144 – Extremely Embarrassing and Awkward (47.1)

As soon as the trailer for “The Rise and Fall of the World” came out, the issue of Qiu Jin’s poor acting skills was completely over, and there was even more people approaching him for acting roles.

“Isn’t that too exaggerated?” Qiu Jin received a call from Yang Chi as soon as he came out of the shower. He smoothed his damp hair and seemed to be in a good mood.

“Why would I lie to you?” Yang Chi was so excited that he couldn’t contain himself. “On top of that, there are a lot of brands hoping to have you as their ambassador.”

“If they give you a script, then you can help me look through them and choose a few.” Qiu Jin said while wiping his wet hair. “Don’t choose something too shocking, and don’t choose ones that are too niche.”

Now was the time for him to accumulate popularity, so he needed to rely on works with a wide audience and high reputation to open up doors.

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Yang Chi was even more nervous than him. He quickly patted himself on the chest and assured, “Don’t worry, I know that you are going to be on the big screen someday!”

“Big screen?” Qiu Jin took a sip of water and asked, “Which brands are offering me endorsements?”

“There’s a perfume* endorsement that’s not bad. It’s a unisex fragrance launched by a European luxury brand cosmetics. Didn’t you change from alpha to omega some time ago? They think it is in line with their product design.”

[*T/N: In Chinese, perfume and cologne is the same word.]

Perfume? He has received similar endorsements before. The perfumes in this world also acted as barrier agents [for pheromones], so overall a perfume endorsement was a good resource [for opening up doors]. Qiu Jin agreed and asked Yang Chi to send him the information.

Reims was a famous European luxury cosmetics brand. This time it launched a unisex fragrance called “Blue Ocean Fresh Edition.”

In fact, Kohl, the president of Reims Greater China, took a fancy to Qiu Jin when he saw “Four Seasons Food.” He believed that Qiu Jin’s sunny and wild temperament was a perfect match for the product temperament of “Blue Ocean Fresh Edition.”

However, Qiu Jin had a poor reputation at that time, so there were certain risks with using him as the brand ambassador. Due to that pressure, Kohl did not confirm a candidate for quite a while. Unexpectedly, Qiu Jin later participated in the big production “The Rise and Fall of the World.” Moreover, the trailer released a few days before acquired both public praise and popularity for Qiu Jin, so it was a win-win situation.

The brand finally felt reassured with using him as the ambassador, and the cooperation was quickly finalized.

Taking advantage of the fact that he has relatively few roles these days, Qiu Jin took the time to shoot the perfume commercial. ​

He never thought that he would go there vertically, but come back horizontally.

The filming location for the commercial was in Donghai City, which was about two hours’ drive from Beijing. Qiu Jin thought about it and then sent a WeChat message to Ji Shenxiao. ​

Qiu Jin: Are you at home? I might come back in a few days. Do you want me to cook for you?

Qiu Jin didn’t like to owe favors. He had taken so many benefits from Ji Shenxiao, and it would be too arrogant to not repay him at all.

Ji Shenxiao: I am.

The other side responded quickly and immediately added: When will you arrive? I will go pick you up.

Qiu Jin: No need. No need. He didn’t dare to ask Ji Shenxiao to pick him up. He immediately said: I’m just coming back to film a commercial. I won’t bother you anymore.

Ji Shenxiao: Where are you shooting your commercial?

Qiu Jin: Donghai City.

Ji Shenxiao: Ji Qisheng was attending an event there and asked me to take him home. Taking you with me is just along the way.

Qiu Jin: Along the way?

Ji Shenxiao: What else? He then added another point: Do you think I would go out of my way to pick you up?

Qiu Jin: …

How could he dare? He didn’t have the courage to entertain such a thought.

Qiu Jin: No, no, then I’ll be troubling you.

Ji Shenxiao: It’s no trouble.

Ji Shenxiao quit WeChat and called Ji Qisheng: “Are you going back to Beijing from Donghai on Thursday?”

“Ah? How did you know I was in Donghai City?” Ji Qisheng was flattered. When had his brother ever cared about his schedule? Did he finally realize what a super invincible and good brother he had?

Wu wu wu. Too touching!

Ji Shenxiao: “I’ll come to pick you up on Thursday night.”

Ji Qisheng scratched his head, a little confused: “But I’m leaving on Friday, and I have a friend to meet on Thursday.”

Ji Shenxiao: “Only Thursday, that’s the only day I want to come.”

Ji Qisheng became more and more puzzled: “Then there’s no need for you to come, right? I can just have the chauffeur drive me back.”

Ji Shenxiao insisted: “I’ll pick you up.”

Ji Qisheng: “…”

Isn’t this brotherly love too heavy? Was it necessary to dote on someone so forcefully?

Ji Qisheng could not enjoy this kind of love, so he refused: “Brother, I appreciate your kindness… But I can just go back by myself.”

Ji Shenxiao: “Didn’t you want to set up a studio?”

Ji Qisheng: “!!”

“Big Brother! That’s right, you’re my biological big brother! Just say the word, and I can come back any day of the week!”

Very good. Like this, the matter was resolved.

Ji Shenxiao crossed off an item on his to-do list. When it comes to pursuing someone, a CEO was also this clear and orderly.

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Chapter 143 – The Forecast for Tomorrow is an Explosive Hot Search 

The next day, the pilot trailer of “The Rise and Fall of the World” was released.

This drama has a large investment, a long shooting period, and a very high publicity cost, so its trailer was divided into several parts such as a pilot trailer, a character trailer, an online trailer, and a final trailer.

The teaser trailer was at the top of the list, released in the early stages of filming, and generally speaking, the images were not that refined.

But Yi Congqing was not lazy. He watched the trailer several times and paid close attention to the pictures, rhythm, lines, and music. The quality was even better than many movie trailers.

“The Rise and Fall of the World” was a big IP novel. The original work was extremely popular. Coupled with large investment and all-star participation, there has been a steady stream of news released since the filming started, inciting people’s curiosity.

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The trailer was released in advance, and fans were so happy that they immediately watched it online.

There were also many netizens who paid close attention to Qiu Jin’s acting skills. These haters wanted to find evidence to flame him, so they were also very interested in the trailer.

Each person carried different thoughts as they all clicked into the trailer in unison.

The opening scene was a parched land with no grass growing. The priests were singing ancient songs and performing a rain-seeking ceremony.

Then the scene switched to a prosperous and rich place.

Ji Tongguang shot an arrow, Ji Yao made fun of the moon, Mi Luo fluttered her sleeves, Ji He took off his clothes… The trailer had a moderate pace and was full of emotions.

Ji Yao’s smile, Ji Tongguang’s roar, Ji He’s determination…With a “zheng” sound, Ji He pulled out a long sword, and Ji Yuanwu’s head fell to the ground.

The camera shifted from Ji Yuanwu’s head to the heads of zombies on the wasteland. The screen zoomed out, and countless zombies rushed towards the camera, letting out waves of terrifying roars.

The melodious cello sound ran through the whole process, mixed with the sound of a desolate female voice singing, and the drum beats become faster and faster, raising people’s emotions to an extremely high level, and finally there was a “dong” sound.

The music suddenly stopped, and the words “The Rise and Fall of the World” faded in from the darkness.

The response to the trailer was unprecedentedly good, and some media news even bluntly said that this was the most anticipated annual drama next year.

The feedback from netizens was direct and enthusiastic, with almost no negative comments visible.

-Wow, it was worth the wait! The crew is so awesome!-

-This is so awesome! Every frame can be used as wallpaper!-

-I can’t believe I will be able to watch something so awesome come out from my home country while I’m alive!-

-The plot is also very exciting, addictive and exciting! I hope it will continue to be as good as the original and a few more people will die!-

-Once Ji He returns to the palace it will lead to lots of palace intrigue, right?-

-Our poor little angel Tongguang. He has to travel to various countries and suffer so much.-

-Mi Luo’s line is also very cool! When I saw her sitting on the throne, my blood almost boiled!-

–F*ck, f*ck, f*ck! The actress playing a harem concubine had a nip slip!-

-Children, please, a nip slip is nothing. There is also a threesome with the king in the harem!-

-Is no one going to talk about the special effects? The scene where the zombies came out at the end was so scary that I wanted to throw my phone away. It was so damn realistic.-

-Woo woo woo, the acting is also great. All the actors were so on point!-

-Even Qiu Jin…-

-Yes! Qiu Jin’s acting skills are amazing, okay? ! Hey guys, please open your eyes and take a look. Look at Ji Yao’s expression. Who would have thought that it was made by a man?-

-That’s right, that’s right, especially the scene where Ji He takes off his clothes, wow, it’s so beautiful and sexy, and the last look he gives is so alpha!-

-Envy, jealousy, and hatred, why can’t my original novel be adapted like this!-

Half a day after the trailer was released, it attracted several hot searches, and the popularity lasted for several days.

#The Rise and Fall of the World

#Ji Tongguang shooting an arrow

#Ji Yao mocks the moon

#Mi Luo flings her sleeves

#Ji He strips

Wen Mojia, who was once again excluded from the hot search: “!!”

Why?! Why was it like this?!

He was not a lunatic. He has made trouble for Qiu Jin time and time again. He was just trying to lower people’s expectations and prevent the trailer of “The Rise and Fall of the World” from flying so high.

Was it easy for him?

He had actually paid for the scandal concerning Qiu Jin to go online. When competing in the same company, whoever has the ability has the right to speak.

And because the other party’s account got blocked, that person even blackmailed him for large sums of money as a silencing fee. Otherwise they would expose him on the Internet!

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What’s even worse was that today was the birthday of the protagonist of his drama, so in order to satisfy the fans’ wishes, the trailer for his drama has already been scheduled for today, and there was no way to change it!

He never thought that the crew for “The Rise and Fall of the World” would suddenly go crazy and release their trailer one day in advance. Once again, their timing clashed.

Ahhhhhhhhhh!

He was going to go crazy!

Why was it so hard for him to get on the hot search just once?!

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Chapter 142 – The Forecast for Tomorrow is an Explosive Hot Search 

“Who likes him?” As if a sore spot had been poked, Xiang Xi jumped up and said in a fierce tone, “Don’t you talk nonsense. I simply couldn’t stand it and stated the facts.”

What’s more, this was not his initiative. When he regained his senses, he had already posted that tweet on Weibo.

Thinking of this, a light bulb suddenly went off in his head and Xiang Xi hurried asked, “Why don’t you create a persona for me that is upright and unpretentious, so that I can just say whatever I want?”

Manager: “…”

You call this being honest and unpretentious? This is call acting without a brain, okay?!

Sigh, only his face was good, but his emotional intelligence didn’t grow at all.

Of course the manager couldn’t scold Xiang Xi like this. Xiang Xi was able to climb so high in the entertainment industry with this kind of temper. This was clearly someone who was protected by the heavens. So what if he was a little stupid?

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Huayi Media got the inspiration to make him a candid and honest personality. Later on, his sharp tongue and tsundere character became a breath of fresh air within the entertainment circle.

Of course this was all a story for later.

When Qiu Jin got up the next day, he found out that the Weibo account that tried to smear his name had been banned for spreading rumors. Along with that account, a bunch of other marketing accounts that relied on libel for traffic were also taken down. These accounts were full of misdeeds and relied on all kinds of random fabrications to make a living. People in the entertainment industry have long disliked them, but they did not expect someone to straightforwardly deal with all of these accounts all of a sudden.

Accounts were banned and fines were issued. Each and every one of them was put in their place.

Netizens lamented: Another batch of marketing accounts have died. It seems that the authorities are really trying to establish a new trend.

Such a heavy-handed way of dealing with the situation. Asides from that person, Qiu Jin couldn’t think of who else it might be.

Qiu Jin sent a message to Ji Shenxiao: “Were you the one who dealt with it?”

Ji Shenxiao: “.”

Yup, that meant it was him.

Qiu Jin was a little embarrassed and sent Ji Shenxiao a “thank you,” but then he felt it was too rigid and added a gif image. Satisfied with that, he put away his phone and went to the filming set.

On the other side, Ji Shenxiao looked at the animated picture of a cat forming a heart with its paws and his poker face thawed into a smile for the first time.

“President…”

Ji Shenxiao put away his phone and adjusted his expression in one second flat. “What’s the matter?”

After the secretary left Ji Shenxiao’s office and returned to the general work area, the secretary shouted, “Ahhhhhhh, I just saw the president smiling!”

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There were about seven or eight secretaries in Ji Shenxiao’s team, half of whom were young people, and even the older people were not immune to gossip. They quickly came over and asked, “You’re joking, right? President Ji’s perpetually icy face can actually smile?”

“It’s true! What would be the point of lying about this?” The secretary then said in a tone as if imparting some secret, “And what’s more, he was smiling at his phone!”

“!!!”

Everyone covered their necks and screamed: “Could it be that he’s in love?”

“Who’s in love?” Xu Chen, who had just clocked in, asked with a smile.

“No, no, it’s nothing.” Upon seeing that it’s the fuerdai who came for some real-life experience, the secretary immediately stopped talking and changed the subject. “We were talking about the team leader. He has worked for the president for so many years and finally got rid of his single status.”

[*T/N:富二代 fù’èrdài – children of entrepreneurs who became wealthy under Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms in the 1980s]

Is that so?

Xu Chen looked at Ji Shenxiao through the glass wall and secretly made up his mind that he would definitely get rid of his status as a bachelor.

As soon as Qiu Jin arrived on set, he found that the atmosphere was a little different than usual.

He wasn’t sure if it was related to that incident, but he still said his greetings as usual, “Good morning.”

Yi Congqing asked him, “Did you see yesterday’s Weibo? It said you used the back door.”

Sure enough, it was because of that incident…

Qiu Jin smiled and waved his hand, “It’s nothing. It’s just a misunderstanding and it has been resolved.”

Yi Congqing said angrily, “Even if it’s been resolved, my heart is still burning with hatred.”

Qiu Jin: “…Director, why are you so angry?”

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“How can I not be angry?” Yi Congqing arched his eyebrows. There was a glare in his eyes. “I have obviously said that Qiu Jin is the most suitable person to play Ji He. Do those people think that this great one is spouting nonsense?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

It turned out that the director was angry for himself. Such slander challenged his pride as a director that could not be bribed. Qiu Jin knew that the director wouldn’t sympathize with him enough to get angry on his behalf.

Qiu Jin suddenly remembered that Yi Congqing had tried a new genre with his previous film. After it flopped, he then received the script for “The Rise and Fall of the World.”

In fact, it wasn’t quite a flop. The Douban* score of that movie was about seven points, which was quite satisfactory, but the box office sales were not very good and his movie was meant to be a commercial film, so that’s why it was embarrassing…

[*T/N: 豆瓣 douban – PRC social networking website]

Yi congqing cursed a few times, as if he was still angry. He threw down the script and said angrily, “Slandering Qiu Jin is equivalent to slandering me!”

Qiu Jin: “…”

You don’t have to take it to that level…

Everyone looked at Director Yi’s thin figure and his eyes that were dark like black glass. They all had an expression like they wanted to laugh but didn’t dare to. It was very hard to hold it in.

Seeing that the filming schedule was about to be delayed, the executive director immediately jumped out: “Okay, okay, get ready quickly and slap them in the face with your acting skills.”

But Yi Congqing was still thinking about this matter and asked: “Isn’t our trailer about to be released? Can it be released one day in advance?”

The executive director nodded: “It should be okay.”

Yi Congqing said, “Then release it tomorrow.”

He wanted to see who else would dare to challenge his vision and pride as a director.

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Chapter 141 – The Forecast for Tomorrow is an Explosive Hot Search (46.1)

After sending Ji Shenxiao away, Qiu Jin returned to the hotel. Just as he got back to his room, he received a call from his agent.

Yang Chi’s voice was full of anxiety. “Have you looked online? There is dirt on you!”

“There’s people throwing dirt on me again?” Qiu Jin was practically immune at this point. He closed the door and asked, “What are they saying?”

“Who have you been with recently?” Yang Chi paused for a moment. His voice was trembling, “There are pictures of you having a tryst at a hotel.”

Qiu Jin almost laughed out of anger, “I wish, but I’ve been filming here everyday. Whom would I be having a tryst with?”

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“I’ll send you the link. You can read it first and determine who the other party is before you respond.”

“Okay,” Qiu Jin wasn’t overly concerned, but he comforted Yang Chi, “It’s just rumors, don’t worry about it.”

How could Yang Chi not worry? Qiu Jin was a rising star. If scandals keep popping up then it’d be bad for his reputation.

Qiu Jin clicked on the link. The Weibo account only had a few hundred thousand followers. It was probably some studio’s alternate account and got abandoned after popping off once. Accounts like this were too numerous to mention individually.

Interactions on Weibo were usually not very high, but this one has become popular with tens of thousands of retweets.

The picture was of him and Ji Shenxiao walking into the hotel together. When Qiu Jin saw the picture, he was shocked for a moment and almost took it for real.

Was Ji Shenxiao such a gentleman to be protecting his back? But he didn’t feel Ji Shenxiao’s touch on his back at that time. It was probably only a light assist. But the angle of the photo was tricky; making it look like Ji Shenxiao was holding Qiu Jin in his arm.

The accompany text also had the flavor of some conspiracy, “No wonder Qiu Jin has such good resources after his comeback. It turns out there is someone supporting him from the back.”

The use of the phrase “supporting him from the back” was used well. It has two meanings and the picture was very suggestive, which attracted a large number of netizens to praise the post.

The gossip surrounding Qiu Jin has been quiet for more than half a month during this time while he was busy filming. His haters were worried about not having any material on him to gossip about. With something like this, they immediately rushed in and made this Weibo post into a hot search.

Yang Chi: “Did you see it? So the situation is like this…”

Qiu Jin was amused, “That person is Ji Shenxiao. He invited our entire crew to dinner tonight. So how come only he and I were photographed, but not the rest of the huge crew?”

Yang Chi breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of misunderstanding was easy to explain. The entire crew could serve as witness. Most likely someone bought the hot search to pour dirt on Qiu Jin.

But then Yang Chi became nervous again, “Then why was President Ji hugging your waist? Are you two really together?”

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Qiu Jin retorted, “Where did you hear that? Look at the picture carefully. It’s just the angle. He didn’t actually touch me.”

“What about the fact that you got the role?” Yang Chi has never seen Qiu Jin act, so he was not sure, “Did you really rely on your acting abilities?”

Qiu Jin was amused, “Even you do not believe me?”

“No, no, isn’t this… I just didn’t expect Yi Congqing to praise you so much. He has produced several Film Emperors and Film Empresses, you know. For you to suddenly became so powerful. I don’t dare to believe it out of the blue…”

These words made Qiu Jin feel comfortable. He put his feet up on the chair and said lazily, “Talk is useless. The pilot trailer will probably be released soon. When that happens my skills will slap these people in their faces.”

Yang Chi asked, “Then we just leave it alone?”

“Just leave it be.” Qiu Jin sneered. “All these little monsters and ghouls want me to come out and make a statement? What do they take me for? I don’t dance to their tune.”

Qiu Jin didn’t respond, but unexpectedly it was Xiang Xi who took the initiative to make a post on Weibo to defend him.

Although he was very reserved and did not mention anyone by name, the words, whether taken apart or put together, had the same meaning: Qiu Jin’s acting skills are obvious to all, so you haters should just wait to be slapped in the face.

Qiu Jin’s face was a little hot. Xiang Xi was really pure and unpretentious person. When he hated someone he would hate that person to death. Now that he had a slight change of perspective on Qiu Jin, he immediately stood up to defend him.

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As soon as this Weibo post came out, Xiang Xi’s fans felt a little uncomfortable. They had been tearing apart Qiu Jin for so long, but the person involved actually wanted to shake hands and make peace?

For a while, the comments under that Weibo post were quite uncertain.

Xiang Xi’s manager was about to go bald. He immediately called Xiang Xi and said, “My great ancestor, I’m begging you, in the future please pause and think for a bit. Don’t treat Weibo like Moments*.”

[*T/N: Weibo is the China equivalent to Twitter. It is public. Moments is a social networking function on WeChat, which is for family and friends. It is private.]

Xiang Xi was not happy about that. “That’s just how it is. Who told them to spout nonsense?”

His manager replied, “Stop to think about who you are defending. When did you get to like him so much?”

“Who likes him?” As if a sore spot had been poked, Xiang Xi jumped up and said in a fierce tone, “Don’t you talk nonsense. I simply couldn’t stand it and stated the facts.”

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Chapter 140 – I Fell in Love With Him 

Blood rushed to Ji Shenxiao’s head and he roughly stuffed the phone into Qiu Jin’s hands, “Hold the phone yourself.”

Qiu Jin didn’t think much of it. He just held the phone and watched the screen earnestly.

In the video, he accurately caught Ji Shenxiao’s finger and put it in his mouth. While sucking on the finger, he said, “Crayfish… I want to eat crayfish…”

Qiu Jin: “………”

Who was this man in the video? He had no idea who that was. Nope. No way. Maybe it was his evil twin.

With an expressionless face, Ji Shenxiao tucked the phone away, “Now you know why I was recording you?”

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Qiu Jin paused for a long while, and then he made a final struggle, “But… but how did you know that I would do this kind of thing? And you also secretly filmed me. Maybe you deliberately encouraged me to do that. For example, you just finished eating crayfish and didn’t wash your hands to provoke me with the smell…”

Under Ji Shenxiao’s oppressive gaze, Qiu Jin’s voice gradually became softer and softer, and finally petered out completely.

“You think I wanted to film you?” Ji Shenxiao sneered. “That was your second time doing it.”

Second time?

Qiu Jin’s eyes widened suddenly.

Ji Shenxiao continued, “The first time you said you wanted to eat fried chicken.”

Qiu Jin: “…All right, all right, I get it.”

Ji Shenxiao did not intend to let him off so easily. He continued, “You even sucked on my fingers as if you were eating chicken, and covered my entire hand in your saliva. Do you need me to continue?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Please just let him die.

After receiving such a heavy shock, Qiu Jin’s interest in food waned.

Qiu Jin originally planed to go by himself, but Ji Shenxiao told him that the chauffeur went to drive someone else, so he insisted on sharing a car with him.

What kind of chauffeur would dare to leave the big boss behind to drive someone else? Did he not want his job anymore?

Qiu Jin complained wildly in his heart, but after recalling what he did to Ji Shenxiao while he was sick, he decided to comply with the other man’s request.

When it was time to exit the car, Ji Shenxiao blindly wanted to get off at the same time as Qiu Jin.

“No. Not together!” Qiu Jin hurriedly pushed Ji Shenxiao back into the car. “It won’t be good if others see us together.”

Ji Shenxiao raised an eyebrow in a domineering manner, “Who dares to say we are not good together?”

Qiu Jin: “…”

Of course, of course. Other people are merely ants in your eyes, Qiu Jin thought.

Fortunately, there were not many people at night. At the door, they ran into a few cast members, and Qiu Jin said that he and President Ji only met by chance in the parking lot, successfully hoodwinking the others.

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Ji Shenxiao was a little dissatisfied, but his heart was shrouded in a feeling of joy, so as a person with great moral stature, he decided not to take offense with Qiu Jin and let him go*.

[*T/N: “a person with great moral stature…” – this comes from the standard Chinese saying 大人不记小人过 and the full meaning and translation is “a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature.” It boils down to “be the bigger person.” Can be used in serious or humorous situations depending the tone. In this case, it is humorous.]

This kind of good mood lasted throughout dinner, and the nervous actors also relaxed. For a time, the dinner party was filled with a relaxed and happy atmosphere.

After returning to Beijing, Ji Shenxiao immediately went to a private hospital.

In the consultation room, the tall figure of the man sat on a single-person sofa. His aura was regal and commanding like usual.

“Good mood?” Gu Yu sat down with a smile. “When I saw the message you sent me before, I thought that there was something wrong with your health, but looking at you now you seemed to have recover quite well?”

“No need for testing. It’s not a pheromone problem.” Ji Shenxiao raised his chin. There was a bit of pride in his voice, “I fell in love with him.”

Gu Yu didn’t seem surprised. He just kept smiling as usual: “Congratulations.”

Ji Shenxiao nodded reservedly, but he couldn’t hide the smile on his face.

Gu Yu then asked, “Does he know?”

Ji Shenxiao shook his head, “I only just realized this. I’m not sure what he thinks of me.”

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“Then you can take the initiative to show your affection and pursue him,” Gu Yu explained, “Based on the physical condition of the two of you, it would be best if you two can have a romantic relationship. If the temporary mark becomes a complete mark, then it may lead to a complete recovery.”

[T/N: Gu Yu says “a complete recovery,” but it is unclear if he is talking about both of their medical conditions or just Ji Shenxiao’s.]

A complete mark…

Ji Shenxiao thought of Qiu Jin’s thin waist and recalled the feeling of Qiu Jin’s body beneath the palm of his hand…

He swallowed and inexplicably his body felt a little hot.

That seemed like a good proposition.

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