The question that Shan Yatong drew couldn’t be called difficult, but it wasn’t easy either.
He smiled and looked at Luo Yanqian standing there. The question Luo Yanqian drew out was a request for him to reenact a scene with a female audience. The scene was from the music video of his new album’s title track.
Xiao Qishen drew out a simple question.
“Ah, the question for Qishen is, who’s your favorite artist?” The male host was very interested. “As we all know, Qishen is the biggest and most popular star, I wonder which artist does our King Xiao like the most?”
Xiao Qishen’s gaze swept around the room, until it finally landed on Shan Yatong’s body.
Shan Yatong met his eyes, smiling with a curious look on his face.
Luo Yanqian watched the eye contact between the two people. He ignored the slight discomfort in his heart, and smiled every time a camera panned over him.
“My favorite artist…” Xiao Qishen rested his head on his hand, unintentionally revealing his graceful elegance. “Jing Anjue. My favourite artist is Jing Anjue.”
Shan Yatong smiled and looked away, ducking his head in the moment. His eyes were hidden under his hair.
“It’s the former superstar King, Jing Anjue!” The female host smiled a little unnaturally in the moment, but it was only visible in the blink of an eye.
The male host took over the topic. “King Jing has portrayed many classic characters. He also sang a lot of classic songs, such as “Return”, “Falling Sand”, “That’s Not Our Story” and so on. Even after four years, all the characters portrayed by King Jing are still vivid in our memories. Many people are still his fans, including me, Qinqin, and our Emperor Xiao.”
Shan Yatong stopped listening to the host, but he noticed that Luo Yanqian’s expression did not look good.
He smiled and watched Xiao Qishen chatting smoothly with the host. He looked down at the request he had pulled out in his hand, hiding the irony in his eyes.
“Come, let’s see what topic Yatong drew.” When she saw the question Shan Yatong drew, she shot a look at Xiao Qishen. “Yatong drew: to reenact an iconic scene. Play the role of Zhuang Cheng in “Kingdom of the Fallen”, during the famous scene where he drinks under the moon and smiles among the thousand flowers
Five years ago, “Kingdom of the Fallen” was the reigning annual box office champion, with Jing Anjue playing the role of Zhuang Cheng. The scene where he drank wine in the moonlight with a smile, was named the most iconic on-screen laugh. The media had even called it an unparalleled smile.
Luo Yanqian was surprised to see how calm Shan Yatong looked. Even though he had drawn such a topic, his face was expressionless.
“Okay, and now for a quick ad. Don’t walk away, we’ll be back soon.” The host put down the microphone, then said to Shan Yatong, “Yatong, go backstage and change into the costume. You can do it!”
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The advertising time was only 2 minutes and 42 seconds. Shan Yatong changed into the white robe just in time to perform on stage.
The backdrop was a breezy, bright moon, and in the center of the stage was a small carved table, with a pot of orchids growing on a trellis a few steps away.
Shan Yatong walked slowly towards the carved table, clad in traditional robes and with his hair tied up in a jade crown. Luo Yanqian almost thought that the person in front of him really was Zhuang Cheng reappearing once again in front of his very own eyes.
The young man in his white robes looked picturesque. His eyes were slightly watery, filled with worry, bitterness, and derision.
He raised the hem of his robe and sat down, single-handedly grasping the pot of wine. Held high up in the air, a sparkling crystal line of wine poured into the cup.
Holding the cup, he stood up and gazed at the moon high above his head. His eyes were full of emotion. It was as if the moon in the sky was his beloved woman, so much that nothing else existed in his eyes except the moon.
Luo Yanqian watched the person on stage in a daze. This man was undoubtedly Zhuang Cheng, as well as Jing Anjue.
The two hosts could hardly believe their eyes. Could this new artist really reproduce the iconic scene?
The background music started playing; it was the soft strums of a guzheng.
Under the moon, the young man’s hair was dark as umber, his long and slender peach blossom eyes drooped as he drank the contents of the cup. His lips were immediately tinted enticingly.
The teenager turned his head, suddenly saw the orchid in full bloom and startled slightly. He walked to the flower pot, reached out with a hand, and gently plucked a flower. With a deeply affectionate gaze, he murmured in a trance, “The orchids… have bloomed.”
Suddenly, he smiled lightly. At that moment, his face was incomparably warm, like a spring breeze that blew past. Anyone would feel moved by his smile, but also feel grieved.
So much that people would pray for him, that the woman he loved could return to his side.
Luo Yanqian stared blankly at the person on stage. He didn’t react until the person bowed to the audience. This man was Shan Yatong, not Jing Anjue.
The hosts apparently had also just snapped out of it. They yelled exaggeratedly, “What a wonderful performance, don’t we all think so?”
Shan Yatong smiled lightly, and saluted. He lifted his head back up, the corner of his eyes charming.
The atmosphere in the room heightened, filling with screams.
Xiao Qishen blinked, covering up his amazement. Shan Yatong always surprised people unexpectedly.
After Shan Yatong sat down next to Luo Yanqian, Luo Yanqian finally snapped out of his trance. He looked at Shan Yatong with a complicated look. There was a certain kind of emotion hidden in his eyes behind a thick haze, that others looking in would not be able to understand.
When Shan Yatong said goodbye to the audience at the end of the program, the audience was much more enthusiastic than at the beginning.
After leaving the stage, Shan Yatong changed out of his costume. Seeing the female host, he buttoned up the last button on his coat before saying, “Qinqin-Jie,” his reddened cheeks and helpless look amused Wang Qinqin.
Wang Qinqin laughed, causing Shan Yatong’s cheeks to flush even more. With a smile, she took out two photos and handed them to Shan Yatong. “After the live broadcast ended, my two cousins called to demand for your autograph. Can Yatong do a favour for Qinqin-jie?”
Shan Yatong took the photos, only to find that they were both of him smiling. He took the pen from beside him and quickly signed his name. He handed them back to Wang Qinqin. “Qinqin-Jie, you are too polite.”
Wang Qinqin looked at the autograph on the photo. “Yatong, your signature is quite stylish, hm?”
“Ah?” The teenager scratched his head shyly and blushed at her praise. His face was so red it looked like he’d bleed if he was teased any more.
Wang Qinqin chuckled again and put the photos in her handbag. “To thank you for helping me out today, I’ll treat you tonight.”
“Qinqin-Jie, you’ll have to be disappointed this time.” Luo Yanqian had just removed his makeup, and overheard Wang Qinqin. He reached out to hook his arm around Shan Yatong’s neck. “I’ve already made plans with Shan Yatong tonight. If you don’t mind, you can join us. We’re going to try out the newly opened French restaurant.”
Wang Qinqin didn’t mind. She said regretfully, “With a kid like you there, I won’t be able to marvel at Yatong’s beauty. Forget it. I’ll just find Yatong another time. Yatong, remember to give me face.”
“How about next time I’ll ask Qinqin-Jie…” the teenager said, his face even redder.
“Haha, well alright then. Go, go.” Wang Qinqin waved her hand, but really it was unfortunate. “Really, I thought I would get to look at this handsome guy tonight, but I was thwarted by this little Qian kid.”
After Shan Yatong and Luo Yanqian got in their car, Luo Yanqian said, “You’re lucky that you could get Wang Qinqin’s admiration.”
Shan Yatong leaned back into his seat. He didn’t say anything, but he only knew that Wang Qinqin just liked male artists like himself. Luck had nothing to do with it.
The car was driving smoothly, and Shan Yatong listened to the familiar and strange song playing in the car. He gradually grew drowsy.
“Yatong, you like Jing Anjue a lot, don’t you? If you don’t like Jing Anjue, how else could you have performed that iconic scene so well?”
Shan Yatong opened his eyes, his coffee-brown eyes turned black as ink in the dark.
“Was it that good?” For a long time, he smiled faintly. He closed his eyes and hid the irony in them.
Performing one’s own iconic scene. It was just a remake. What was so good about that?
After waiting half a day to only receive these four words, Luo Yanqian was unwilling to accept and looked at Shan Yatong. When he saw his eyes were closed and there was a faint blue around them, he had nothing to say.
Just as Luo Yanqian was about to look away from him, Shan Yatong opened his eyes and stared back at Luo Yanqian. “You like Jing Anjue?”
Seeing the red light, Luo Yanqin rolled to a stop. “He’s my favorite star.”
The red light turned green and the car continued moving.
“Oh.” After some silence, Shan Yatong only said a single word, nothing else.
Luo Yanqian looked at Shan Yatong from the corner of his eyes. Shan Yatong had closed his eyes again.
He slowly awakened from his trance. Yatong looked so peaceful like that, making one feel very comfortable.
It was like… with one look at his serene appearance, all the restlessness and irritability inside his heart could turn into nothingness and disappear.
It was only when he stopped looking at Shan Yatong, he realized that his car had crossed the safety line and was about to crash into another overtaking car. He hurriedly redirected the steering wheel. Shan Yatong opened his eyes at the sudden shock.
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing… we’re almost there.” Luo Yanqian looked over at Shan Yatong, forcing a laugh.
Shan Yatong rubbed his forehead. “Do you even have a driver’s license?”
“…….”
Edited by Kyou
Kyou: yeah no big deal just reproducing my own acting, so easy (ㅇㅅㅇ❀)
Beizhaan: yeah, like it’s hard… also yanqian please keep your eyes on the road 
Shan Yatong is taking the entertainment world by storm (or, to be more exact, retaking it as the rightful king) 😛
Thank you for the chapter 🌸
Geez…I’m getting vibes that the fact that he reincarnated will be exposed…
Thanks for the chapter~
Thanks for the chapter! 💕
That’s reckless driving ba! Don’t be the cause of your idol’s 2nd death ah~
Thank you for the chapter!
Yatong’s gonna Rule the entertainment industry for a second time!!!
“Do you even have a driver’s license?” I have been affected by this line I’m sorry Yatong for driving without a license TT__TT
Thanks for the chapter<3
Thanks for the chapter! ^^)❤
thanks for the chapter <3
Thanks for the chapter ❤️
stylish signature maybe like the one of his past self?
pftt everyone being a fanboy, I’m in XD
thank you for the chapter!
I really wonder who is the ML?!! Luo Yanqian seems very sweet right? That heavenly king is not bad. Want to meet the 3rd guy. Hmm.