Two days after the drunken incident, Shan Yatong returned to his regular busy schedule. He also heard that because of this incident, Xiao Qishen even cancelled his Asian tour, and changed to a national tour. The reason being to pay tribute to the dead soul.
Naturally, Shan Yatong did not believe it was simply because of a dead artist. As for what the real reason was, he had no interest in knowing. He would merely occasionally catch sight of his empty liquor cabinet and sigh.
He had paid for those wines, and the two others didn’t even think to compensate him for his financial loss.
When Lu Fan came to pick up Shan Yatong for Han Jing’s funeral, he saw Shan Yatong sitting on the sofa in a black suit. He was staring at the empty wine cabinet with a conflicted expression.
Putting the spare key back in his pocket, Lu Fan said, “It’s getting late. We should go.”
The two of them went downstairs. Lu Fan did not drive Shan Yatong’s car, but drove his own car. After getting into the car, Lu Fan looked at Shan Yatong in the back seat. “Miss Liao Ran contacted me just now. She said the drama is going to start filming early. Tomorrow afternoon, you are to go to the studio in the city to take photos in full costume and make up.”
Shan Yatong mused, “Tomorrow, I thought it wasn’t scheduled yet?”
“I heard that Miss Liao Ran wants to film quickly, so she increased the funding.” Lu Fan hesitated. “This movie has a large capital investment, and the subject matter is rather special. The media’s attention will be strong. So this time, it will have a great impact on the interpretation of your future career, so to speak. This will be the deciding point, about whether or not you will be considered top-tier.”
Shan Yatong can only be regarded as a relatively popular newcomer, but that was not a real status in this circle. In addition, due to Han Jing’s suicide, the autograph session that was originally scheduled for tomorrow was delayed, which was not a good thing.
It was drizzling. All kinds of cars were parked around the cemetery. Shan Yatong put on his sunglasses. Accepting the black umbrella from Lu Fan, he stepped out of the car with a face full of sadness. He could hear the sounds of non-stop shutters. There were even some small artists pretending to be sad, willingly giving interviews to reporters.
Shan Yatong’s eyes were hidden under his sunglasses. He walked past the few small artists with a hidden mocking look, and politely refused any reporters who asked him for an interview. He stepped onto the stone steps with his umbrella.
Raindrops hitting the umbrella made a dull sound, and Shan Yatong’s steps slowed. He looked up the flight of stone steps. His hand on the umbrella handle tightened.
A louder commotion seemed to be coming from behind him. Shan Yatong smiled coldly. Apparently a popular artist had shown up. These reporters disregarded the occasion, only caring about getting news.
“Yanqian, in your debut film, Han Jing appeared to have a friendly appearance as the role of your older sister. Can you tell us your thoughts about this incident?”
“Yanqian…”
Xia Xichuan stopped the swarming reporters. “Sorry, Yanqian is not giving any interview today. Please understand.”
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He stepped up onto the stone steps and walked up to the young man’s side. “Yatong.”
“Hello, Luo Yanqian.” Shan Yatong took off his sunglasses, revealing the dark circles under his eyes. He looked tired.
In the face of the alienation of Shan Yatong’s expression, Luo Yanqian felt a little lost inside. He looked at the reporters and the media who kept taking pictures behind them. “Let’s go up first.”
The two walked in silence. Following them were the equally silent Xia Xichuan and Lu Fan. The silence was appropriate for the current atmosphere.
From a distance, there were many people standing in a clearing halfway up the mountain. Shan Yatong took white flowers from the hands of one of several staff members, and pinned it to his chest. In the distance, he could see the top executives of Sky Crown Corporation and artists who were personally close to Han Jing standing in the front.
Xia Xichuan would have liked to lead Luo Yanqian to the circle of artists belonging to their company, but he could see that he was firmly following Shan Yatong. He could only sigh quietly, not knowing what else to say.
Lu Fan gave Xia Xichuan a sidelong glance. He remained silent, and turned to walk in the other direction. He was Shan Yatong’s manager, not assistant. So he had more to do than just accompany the artist to deal with trivial matters.
The whole funeral was quiet as everyone went up to bow in respect, then removed their white flowers, and placed it on the grave.
Shan Yatong saw Lin Yuxin’s shoulders trembling slightly as she bowed. He lowered his head, hiding the emotions in his eyes.
Gradually it was Shan Yatong’s turn. He put away his umbrella. He looked at the tombstone, which was a familiar sight, yet also unfamiliar at the same time, and smiled. His dark brown eyes flickered, and he slowly bowed once, twice, and finally a third time. He closed his eyes.
Taking off the white flower on his chest, he bent down to place it on the growing pile of white flowers. He sighed, and softly, so that only he could hear himself, said, “Han Jing, you can rest now.”
Standing back up, he stepped aside and took out his sunglasses. He put them on so that no one could see the emotions in his eyes.
Luo Yanqian walked up to Shan Yatong’s side, and held up an umbrella for him. The two of them stood under a sole umbrella. For a moment, Luo Yanqian felt the illusion of his closeness with Shan Yatong. But even he knew that it was only a misperception.
Xiao Qishen, who had hurried back from outside the city, saw two young men holding an umbrella after paying their respects in front of the tombstone. One of them carefully held the umbrella up for the other. The rain slid down the umbrella around them, as if encircling the two young men in their own separate world.
With faint footsteps, he walked over to Lin Yuxin. Seeing her red eyes, he took out a handkerchief and said, “Dry your eyes.”
Lin Yuxin took the handkerchief, but did not wipe her tears. She stood frozen, staring at the growing mountain of white flowers in front of the tombstone.
Xiao Qishen also stayed quiet. He stood quietly by her side. From the corner of his eyes, he could see Shan Yatong. He could also see Luo Yanqian gazing at Shan Yatong with gentle eyes.
Eyes narrowing slightly, Xiao Qishen had a strong impression of this Luo Yanqian. From the scandal to the car accident, all of this had his involvement. This young master of the Luo family, and popular artist of Flying Entertainment.
“You’ve been busy lately. You don’t look too good.” Luo Yanqian said, looking at Shan Yatong’s pale face. “You should take care of your health even while working.”
Shan Yatong nodded, hiding his shock that Luo Yanqian would even say such words. It was a bit surprising. He could still remember the first time he had met this teenager in the elevator, and he was full of arrogance. When did he learn to care about others?
The rain fell harder and harder. The sound of it hitting the umbrellas grew louder, but it made the world seem quieter.
Watching Han Jing’s parents cry to the point of almost fainting, Shan Yatong lowered his eyes. “How foolish.” Abandoning everything else for the sake of love… A person like this is really foolish.
Luo Yanqian looked at the sunglasses covering the young man’s face. He suddenly wondered what kind of expression they were hiding when he spoke.
“I bought your album. It’s sung very well.” Luo Yanqian’s voice was so soft, it sounded cautious.
He felt the teenager look at himself in dark coffee-colored sunglasses. He said uncomfortably, “The theme song is number one on the charts right now.”
Removing his sunglasses, Shan Yatong did not look excited at the compliment. But the corner of his mouth squeezed out a smile. “Thank you.”
“That song… ‘Go Back’, was sung well, better than any other cover,” Luo Yanqian said, “and just as well as the original.”
Shan Yatong cocked his head and didn’t say anything.
“Yanqian,” Xia Xichuan walked over to the two with his umbrella. He nodded at Shan Yatong. Turning to Luo Yanqian, he whispered, “The president wants you to go over.” Having said that, he added, “The president’s expression doesn’t look so good.” He naturally understood what the reason was, and Luo Yanqian himself should have understood too.
Luo Yanqian’s face sank. But because it wouldn’t be good to lose his temper at a funeral, he turned to Shan Yatong and reluctantly smiled. “Yatong, I will take my leave first. Remember to contact me when you have time.” After saying that, he shoved the umbrella he was holding into Shan Yatong’s hand. He raised his eyebrows, “And don’t forget about my birthday party.”
Xia Xichuan opened his mouth, but in the end, he remained silent.
Shan Yatong watched Luo Yanqian walk away. After looking at the umbrella in his hand, he looked away. Xia Xichuan’s coldness towards him did not go unnoticed. He himself knew why, but he did not understand why Luo Yanqian was still so friendly towards him. At the very least, he knew that he wasn’t as popular as Luo Yanqian, definitely not enough to make Luo Yanqian treat him so well.
He thought of the music album he had just bragged about, and frowned thoughtfully.
Xia Xichuan looked at Luo Yanqian who did not have a good look on his face. “Yanqian, I’ve accepted a script for you. It’s for a movie.”
“Movie?” Luo Yanqian sneered. “I haven’t agreed to take part. Xichuan, you seem to have your fingers in too many pies.”
Xia Xichuan did not look at Luo Yanqian’s taunting eyes. He moved away and said, “I am your assistant and agent. Of course I have to manage you. The director of the idol drama you’re currently shooting is in the hospital for a while. His recovery will take a while. So this movie will fill in your schedule for now.”
Luo Yanqian snorted coldly. “What script?”
“Invested by Mr. Liao, written by Miss Liao, and directed by international director Li Nan. The movie ‘Millenium’ will be featuring the country’s most popular superstar, Xiao Qishen, as the male lead.” Xia Xichuan paused. “Your character will be the second male lead in the play, the peach demon who likes the hero.”
“What? I’m acting as the second male lead, who likes the hero?!” Luo Yanqian’s face changed completely. “You mean my character likes the character played by Xiao Qishen? Is this a queer film?!”
“No, it’s a love-rival relationship with Xiao Qishen’s character.” Xia Xichuan coughed. “This peach demon role was specified by Miss Liao Ran for you to play. This movie will be helpful for you to break out in the international market.”
“Who’s the other hero?” Luo Yanqian asked irritably.
“I heard that he is also a popular artist, but Miss Liao Ran did not say exactly who. Tomorrow afternoon they’ll be taking photos of everyone in final costume and make up, so you will see who it is then. No matter who the other male lead is, this drama has all those people. It will be a guarantee hit for the market.” Xia Xichuan touched his nose. “The company executives also want you to film this movie. So the contract has been signed already.”
Luo Yanqian gritted his teeth. Was this the legendary ‘better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission’?!
Edited by Kyou
Judging from the title of this chapter, the other male lead is most likely to be our MC!
Btw, thanks for the chapter!
Well, the other party is Yatong, so you’ll be reconsidering your words pretty soon.
Sigh, life and death. This chapter was quite heavy.
thanks for the chapter <3
it’s fate~
thanks for the chapter~
Don’t get angry yanqian .. you’ll be satisfied to see the hero you’re supposed to like
Thanks for the chapter ♥️♥️
Thanks for the chapter! (♡´▽`♡)♡