Superstar, No Big Deal?!Ch22 - Untitled

Tang Ruanqing coughed and turned his eyes to the armrest of the sofa. Ah, a very nice sofa. Very even colouring. Not bad, not bad. Pretty nice.

Luo Yanqian glared at Tang Ruanqing, who was sitting on the other side of the sofa, then he looked back at Shan Yatong who was standing there holding tea. He bowed his head and didn’t say anything. JaoQ2C

Setting the teacup in front of them, Shan Yatong sat down on the sofa between them. He picked up the remote control from the coffee table and turned on the TV. “Did you know it is extremely troublesome to clean the room?”

“You haven’t hired anyone to clean it for you?” Luo Yanqian raised his head and asked, bewildered. When their eyes met, he obediently lowered his head again. Shan Yatong seemed very angry. In the moment, he completely forgot that he had wanted to scold Shan Yatong. He just felt that if Shan Yatong really lost his temper, it would be very scary.

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“Not everyone can hire someone to clean it.” Shan Yatong put the remote control down. The thought of cleaning the room gave him a headache. He rubbed his forehead. “What did you come here for today?”

Luo Yanqian watched his action. Because his hand was covering his face, he couldn’t see what kind of expression or mood he was in. Perhaps the unconscious words stabbed him in the heart. SVnyRp

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean that.” Luo Yanqian found that whenever he spoke in front of Shan Yatong, he always had problems of one kind or another. He scratched his head. “Well, I really didn’t mean that. I just wanted to say…” he paused. Looking at the smiling Tang Ruanqing across from him, he appeared particularly embarrassed for a moment.

Shan Yatong looked at Tang Ruanqing. He picked up the remote control again, and flipped through channels. Unsurprisingly, there were reports about himself.

The mention of his name on TV caught Luo Yanqian’s attention. He and Yatong were gay?

Luo Yanqian frowned, surprised at this. Was this why Yatong was ignoring him? As an entertainment artist, rumours of being gay were extremely negative news.

Shan Yatong changed to another channel, and it was still an entertainment report about him. He checked the time on the wall clock. 5:30p.m. was usually the time for major TV stations to release entertainment reports. He stood up, ready to pour himself a glass of water. He already had a cup of black tea today. If he drank any more, it would affect his throat.

“Yatong, I…” Luo Yanqian stood up somewhat awkwardly. He stared at Shan Yatong’s back with concern.

Shan Yatong’s footsteps stopped. He tucked his hands in his pockets, and looked back. “What do you want to say?”

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Luo Yanqian did not know how to ask the question buried at the bottom of his heart. His mouth moved, but only a meaningless sound came out. OLIYtW

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For some reason, Luo Yanqian’s words would not come out. He sat down again and picked up the cup of black tea from the table and drank from it restlessly.

The black tea in front of Tang Ruanqing remained untouched. Shan Yatong moved towards the kitchen, getting his water from the water dispenser. dp BQf

He didn’t like black tea and never did. People who invited him never poured black tea for him either. From his memory, other than Jing Anjue, who had invited him as a guest and poured black tea, it seemed that no one else had challenged his dietary habits.

Seeing the teenager come out with ice water, he frowned. As an artist, he was actually drinking ice water which is an irritant to his throat. Was he not told by a dietitian about what he should and shouldn’t do?

Shan Yatong sat down, sinking into the sofa, which inadvertently caused the cup of water to tilt slightly.

Tang Ruanqing grabbed the cup from his hand, holding it with his left hand. “Since you’re an artist, you shouldn’t be drinking this kind of thing.” BhPWVN

Shan Yatong shrugged. He didn’t refute the boss’s attentive behavior. Naturally he wouldn’t tell the boss that drinking ice water was a habit of his.

They fell into a silence. Tang Ruanqing watched the speculation about Shan Yatong on the TV program. He glanced at the protagonist of the gossip, only to find that his face was incredibly calm.

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How many artists could face a scandal with such indifference? What’s more, he was just an artist who had recently made his debut. Whether angry or happy, there should’ve been some reaction. But this person was calm, too calm, giving an unreal feeling.

“Have you gotten used to filming?” Luo Yanqian set the teacup down, asking worriedly. 7Wuzoi

“It’s not bad.” said Shan Yatong, leaning back. He got into a comfortable position. “Filming just has that kind of process. You’ve filmed before, you should understand.”

Luo Yanqian frowned as he remembered when he went to the studio, he saw the scenes Shan Yatong was filming. It must not be as easy as Yatong was saying, but he was powerless and even unable to help. Yatong’s perspective of the entertainment industry was so mature that there was no room for him to help at all.

He himself did not understand why he cared so much about this teenager who presented himself one way but meant something else on the inside. Maybe there was a shadow of that man, or maybe he discovered the teenager’s indifference behind the bashful smiles. Or maybe it wasn’t that he had discovered anything himself, but that the teenager was choosing to let him see a different side of him.

Whatever the reason, he had begun to pay attention to the youth. There was something about him that stood out amongst everyone else, and yet there was a resemblance to that person. dlOUBs

Without realizing, his gaze fell on the young man. It was like a habit had been unconsciously formed. There was still time to quit this habit, and yet he didn’t want to.

According to insiders, as the lead singer of Sky Boys, Yuan Wen had acted self-important, and had even verbally humiliated Shan Yatong, using insulting words like idiot and useless. Everyone was surprised by these incidents, and couldn’t understand why it would happen when they were a team.

From the TV, the female host expressed in a sweet voice the stark reality of what Yuan Wen had done, stating that it was cruel.

Glancing at Tang Ruanqing’s face, Shan Yatong said, “Chairman Tang, I heard that the director of this TV station had a good personal relationship with you.” 4JHg6R

“Oh?” Tang Ruanqing played with the ice water he had just taken from Shan Yatong. “I didn’t expect Yatong to know that much about me.”

Shan Yatong raised his eyebrows, as if he had some understanding of this man’s narcissistic behaviour. Turning off the TV, he leaned back on the sofa, closing his eyes. “To understand the boss’s basic habits is a dutiful employee’s most basic quality.”

“But if an employee knows too much about the boss, it’s not about quality, but about ulterior motives.” Tang Ruanqing was still smiling, but Shan Yatong could see the coldeness hidden in his eyes.

Shan Yatong smiled and did not deny his words. At that moment, his mobile phone rang, interrupting the two’s baffling smile at each other. Sitting next to them, Luo Yanqian, found their smiles unsettling. 65Nybo

“Hello.” The gentle and official way of answering the phone was a habit that Shan Yatong had carried over from his previous life.

Tang Ruanqing watched Shan Yatong thoughtfully.

“Xiao-ge?” Although Shan Yatong’s volume didn’t change, the other two could hear who was on the other end of the phone.

“It’s nothing, I’m already home. Thank you for your concern.” dVTije

“Reporters?” Shan Yatong smiled and said, “No, Chairman Tang sent me home.”

On his end of the phone, Xiao Qishen was a little surprised by what Shan Yatong had just said. He had actually told him the truth, that he was sent home by his boss. It was extremely taboo to let others within the same company know, but how could Shan Yatong just tell him so easily?

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“Xiao-ge?” At his lack of response, the teenager’s voice on the other end was a little confused.

“It’s nothing. Have a good rest at home.” Xiao Qishen ended the call. He had suspicions, did Tang Ruanqing really want to take advantage of Shan Yatong? n9ohBu

This was really different from Tang Ruanqing’s usual habits.

Shan Yatong closed his phone cover. Rather than have Xiao Qishen discover this from someone else, he would prefer the information to come from him directly. That was his way of life.

When the hour hand pointed to 7, Tang Ruanqing and Luo Yanqian were kicked out by Shan Yatong, who reasoned that he did not want to be disturbed while cooking dinner.

As a result, Luo Yanqian still didn’t get the opportunity to ask Shan Yatong what his relationship with Xiao Qishen was. dca4K1

Edited by Kyou

Beizhaan: THIS WAS SO AWKWARD. I wanted to die as I translated this omg.

Kyou: I will not let you know my secret…!!! It was so awkward that it was funny tbh