Trigger Warning: A suicide happens offscreen.
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A minor character commits suicide off screen. We haven’t met her, but she’s from the same company. It’s explained that it’s because her boyfriend cheated on her and had a kid with another woman. She is also someone Shan Yatong knew from the past when he was Jing Anjue.
It seemed that overnight, many people liked Shan Yatong’s role as the noble prince, Lian Yu. He was affectionately nicknamed a noble prince by the media and fans, and his album sales rose sharply due to his performance of Millennium. The remake of “Go Back” was well received, and made many people notice a whole new Shan Yatong.
After looking at the photo in the upper right corner, Xiao Qishen closed the magazine in his hand. It seemed like Shan Yatong was indeed popular. Any magazine you picked up had news about him. A noble prince, huh? It’s not a bad name.
Shan Yatong opened his eyes. The warm sunshine shining through the window warmed his face. Slowly sitting up, he looked around at his unfamiliar surroundings, realising that this wasn’t his own home, but rather a guest room in Xiao Qishen’s villa.
He reached for his cell phone sitting beside the head of the bed. It was past eight o’clock. Sitting up, he rubbed his forehead, then got out of bed to wash up.
“She had jumped to her death. Since you had some friendship with her in the circle, if any reporters find you now, they’ll surely pester you. So for the next two days, lay low and don’t give any interviews.” Xie Xun leaned back against the sofa, before exhaling. His tone could’ve been filled with regret or sympathy. “Goodness knows why she would go this far just for a man.”
Xiao Qishen frowned slightly. He did not expect Xie Xun to come this early in the morning to tell him in person about such news.
The sound of footsteps coming from upstairs interrupted Xiao Qishen before he could ask his question. Curious, Xie Xun turned his head to look at the corridor, only to see a young man in a white shirt standing by the window. The early morning sun was shining a halo of light on his flaxen hair.
Shan Yatong?! Xie Xun glanced inconspicuously at Xiao Qishen. He actually let Shan Yatong stay overnight at his villa. If it weren’t for Han Jing jumping to her death last night, the headlines today would have been “Emperor Xiao takes rookie Shan Yatong to his villa home to spend the night.”
“Good morning Xiao-ge and Xie-ge,” Shan Yatong said, acting as if he did not notice Xie Xun’s not-so-great expression after seeing him. He sat on the sofa. “I heard Xie-ge just mention someone committed suicide, what happened?”
“One of our sisters, Han Jing, committed suicide last night.” Xie Xun’s tone was low. “She passed away before she even got to the hospital.”
Shan Yatong’s hands were about to receive a glass of water from the maid. “Han Jing?!” His hand spasmed. Immediately, there was a searing pain on the back of his hand.
“What happened to your hand?!” Xiao Qishen asked worriedly. He sprang to his feet and hurriedly took the glass of water from his hands, only to see Shan Yatong’s pale skin was bright red. He couldn’t help but frown, “Your hand is already so red, does it hurt?”
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Snapping out of it, Shan Yatong smiled and pulled his hand back. “It’s fine.”
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The cold ointment was applied to the burned patch of skin, calming it until it was comfortably cool. Shan Yatong calmly watched the man who had his head ducked down to apply the medicine for him. At this moment, the man looked up with a smile in his eyes.
“Okay, remember to apply medicine later when you get home. Do you have a medical kit at home?”
“En, I do.” Averting his eyes slightly, he saw the flowers outside the window.
Putting the burn ointment back into the medicine box, Xiao Qishen scratched his head, and tried to get a certain person’s attention. “You just… got frightened?”
Shan Yatong’s head drooped low for a moment, maybe only for a blink of an eye. “No,” he said with a short, plaintive tone, but nothing else.
Although he couldn’t see the young man’s face, Xiao Qishen thought that the expression on his face was as calm as the tone of his voice.
However, sitting opposite the two, Xie Xun saw the teenager bite his lower lip when he answered no. His already pale face seemed even more pale.
“Let’s have breakfast first. I heard that you’ve been working a lot lately. Your body won’t survive without sustenance.” Taking his hand, Xiao Qishen led him in the direction of the dining room.
Looking at their clasped hands, Shan Yatong raised his eyebrows, though he did not pull away. However, once seated, he subtly let go to sit opposite Xiao Qishen.
Following behind the two people, Xie Xun was practically invisible. With complicated eyes, he watched Shan Yatong’s elegant dining manners. He knew about Shan Yatong’s profile, and knew that he came from a poor background. However, right now every single movement of his was pleasing to the eye, and was filled with an indescribable natural grace and elegance. He wasn’t any less inferior even though he was sitting opposite Xiao Qishen.
After breakfast, Shan Yatong took the hand towel offered by a maid. Smiling at her, he wiped the corner of his mouth. “Thank you for your hospitality.”
Xiao Qishen put down the glass of milk in his hand and laughed, “Yatong, you don’t have to be so polite. Aren’t we friends now? Do you need to be so polite with your friends?”
The young man sitting opposite him smiled, and did not deny but did not agree either. The atmosphere stiffened slightly.
“Last night, why did you two gentlemen take your leave first, and left alone last night?” Xie Xun broke the somewhat stagnant atmosphere at the right time.
“How can it be considered alone, Yatong and I are two people, aren’t we?” Xiao Qishen smirked and leaned back in his chair, looking like a gangster. But even so, the man still looked like god’s favourite, and looked incredibly handsome.
It was because it’s you two that makes the headache even worse. Recalling Tang Ruanqing’s strange attitude towards this apparently important newcomer last night, Xue Xin muttered to himself. “Yatong, did you already confirm your role in Millennium?”
“Yes, why, what’s going on?” Shan Yatong raised his eyebrows slightly. For a moment, his aura resembled that of a certain man’s. Xie Xun flinched.
Coming back to his senses, Xie Xun lit a cigarette and sighed, “Even if Chairman Tang doesn’t agree with you taking on this movie?”
The maid brought an ashtray to the table, and placed it on the table with a soft thud.
Shan Yatong sank his chin into one hand, his eyes focused on Xie Xun. The corners of his mouth hooked upwards slightly. “It doesn’t matter. If he doesn’t want me to take it, I can switch careers.”
Xie Xun thought the teenager was just bluffing, or maybe because he was currently popular, but he found that there wasn’t even the slightest hint of negativity in the teenager’s eyes. It was as if he was just stating a terribly bland fact.
How can a newcomer who had so recently risen in popularity be so unbothered. Such mentality… how can it be the words of a teenager who was only nineteen years old?
Xie Xun stood up, his movement so sudden that the carved mahogany dining chair under him fell back, thudding on the floor. He looked at the teenager in front of him with a panicked look. He remembered someone had once said such words so carelessly. At the time, that man towered like an emperor at the peak of the entertainment circle. Even then, the words were uttered without the slightest hint of reluctance.
“You…” Xie Xun’s tone trembled a little. The hand holding his cigarette trembled. “Who are you?”
Xiao Qishen sat quietly to the side. Facing this bizarre scene, he did not interrupt. But his eyes gradually fell on Shan Yatong.
Shan Yatong looked at the panicked expression of this circle’s well-known agent, and suddenly burst out laughing. “Xie-ge, what I said was just my own thoughts, not a horror story. Why are you so scared?”
Looking at the teenager’s sunny smile, Xie Xun felt like he was making a mountain out of a molehill. Could it be that it was because the man’s memorial day was coming up? Perhaps he had stressed himself up, since he was busy helping the company prepare a memorial party. Was he just making himself nervous?
“No, I wasn’t careful and accidentally burned myself with the cigarette. Forgive me, forgive me, haha,” Xie Xun laughed and picked the fallen chair back up. He sat down again. “Oh yes, Yatong, don’t you have something scheduled for today?”
“Yes, I do,” said Shan Yatong. He grinned, showing his teeth, and raised his phone, which had over a dozen missed calls. “It’s just that it’s breakfast time. I didn’t want to answer the phone.” As soon as he finished speaking, the phone started vibrating again. Shan Yatong shrugged, and answered.
“Shan Yatong, where are you?!” The sound coming from the phone was clearly filled with suppressed anger, as if they would blow up with any carelessness.
“Good morning, Lu Fan. I am currently with Xie Xun-dage. If there’s anything, it can wait till I see you at the office later.” Shan Yatong’s tone of voice was flat, without the slightest hint of a lie.
“Xie Xun?”
“Yes, I met Xie-dage in the morning. We were having breakfast together. I will come after I finish up,” Shan Yatong said. Not a single lie, only a few omitted facts.
Xiao Qishen watched the young man who was smiling like a fox, and suddenly felt in better spirits. Even though he had just heard about the death of a fellow artist not too long ago.
Xie Xun looked at Xiao Qishen. Hiding the complicated feelings in his eyes, he said, “Let’s go. I drove here today.”
Xiao Qishen’s feelings for Shan Yatong were obvious to him, but he could see that the teenager was oblivious to them. Not to mention, there is the unpredictable Tang Ruanqing. No one could guess how difficult this path of love for Xiao Qishen would be.
As the car drove out of Xiao Qishen’s villa, Shan Yatong looked out the window. He suddenly spoke out, “Why would Han Jing commit suicide?”
Xiao Qishen glanced at Shan Yatong. “Do you know anything about her relationship with Gusen, the first-line male star of Taylor Entertainment Agency?”
Shan Yatong frowned and nodded.
“The two have been together for more than four years, and now Gusen had a child with another woman. So…” Xiao Qishen took in Shan Yatong’s silent look, and trailed off.
Shan Yatong did not press him for more information. He simply watched the scenery passing by. The corner of his mouth raised in a mocking smile. “Isn’t this what love in the entertainment circle is supposed to be? Why would she…?”
The girl who had so happily exposed her love to the media at the time, did she ever expect to end up like this?
Xiao Qishen, however, looked at the mocking smile on Shan Yatong’s face. There was a vague sense of panic in his heart that he couldn’t control, and a coldness he couldn’t suppress.
Edited by Kyou
Kyou: Aw, Shan Yatong 🙁
Thank you for the chapter. I finished all the uploaded chapters in 1 sitting yesterday. Exciter for more!
Thanks for the chapter!
“True Love.” How sad for her.
so our baby closed his heart from love, so no one can hurt him?🙁
thanks for the chapter~
Every type of love is true… the question is… is it strong enough?
Thanks for the update. I just finished reading all chapter’s, now I’m hungry 😅
I really love how he make those people tense and feel bothered about him
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
Thanks for the chapter! <3
Aw man I don’t want any of them to be the ml. Truthfully. I am thinking the ml is probably XQ but man I’m just not into it. I kinda want him to either stay single or a 3rd new character is the ml.
There’s just no chemistry even if the author likes her oblivious cold leads before the coupling – I don’t think they match even if she makes them later or something.