Born Beautiful

Morning sunlight spilled across the earth as He Qing personally drove Xu Yanche to the hotel where the production crew was staying.

The two chatted and laughed along the way, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

Most of the time, Xu Yanche did the talking, while He Qing chimed in now and then.

After arriving at the hotel, He Qing got out and took the initiative to carry Xu Yanche's luggage up to his room.

Before leaving, He Qing suddenly pinned Xu Yanche against the door, his eyes blazing with passion and desire.

Xu Yanche was startled by the sudden move, but quickly responded to He Qing's enthusiasm. Their lips pressed tightly together, their breaths intertwining in a fervent, intense kiss.

The kiss was full of passion and love, leaving them both intoxicated.

After He Qing left.

Xu Yanche touched his slightly swollen lips and muttered softly, "He Qing's gotten bolder and bolder lately. He clearly wasn't like this before. He used to be such an innocent person."

"When exactly did he become like this? He's actually become so proactive."

"That kiss was way too fierce. My lips are practically about to split."

After packing up his things, Xu Yanche slung his little bag over his shoulder and went to attend training.

To Xu Yanche's surprise, he actually saw Lu Xing there. Lu Xing was the third male lead, while he was the second male lead.

Lu Xing was clearly still bitter about not being cast as the second male lead.

He believed Xu Yanche was just someone who got in through connections and had secured the role through backdoor dealings.

He shot Xu Yanche a vicious glare.

Xu Yanche said loudly and without hesitation, "Teacher Lu, what's wrong with your eyes? Why do you glare at everyone you see? Are your eyes uncomfortable? Do you need me to call 120 for you?"

Everyone on the production crew turned to look at Lu Xing.

Lu Xing was a little embarrassed.

"Maybe I didn't sleep well last night."

Xu Yanche said in surprise, "Looks like Teacher Lu has a packed schedule. You have so much work that you don't even have time to sleep."

Lu Xing: "..." Shut up, bitch.

Over the past year, his career had been on a steady decline, and he barely had any work at all.

Lu Xing felt that Xu Yanche was deliberately mocking him.

If Xu Yanche could hear Lu Xing's thoughts, he would immediately give him a little red flower as a reward for getting it right.

With reddened eyes, Lu Xing glared at Xu Yanche before going off to the side to read his script.

Lu Xing was already plotting in his heart that when it came time to act opposite Xu Yanche, he would go all out.

He would utterly crush Xu Yanche and let everyone on the crew know that Xu Yanche had been shoved into the production through connections.

Director Chai called them over, said a few simple words, and handed out the training schedule that had been arranged for them.

There were three courses in total.

Acting, martial arts, and etiquette.

During martial arts class.

Xu Yanche looked at the moves arranged by the martial arts instructor, yawned, and felt there was no difficulty at all.

He easily learned every move the martial arts instructor had arranged.

The martial arts instructor was stunned and could also tell that Xu Yanche had trained before.

"Teacher Xu, have you practiced before?"

Xu Yanche modestly replied, "No, no. I just know a little of the basics."

The martial arts instructor said, "Teacher Xu, you're too modest. How about the two of us have a spar?"

He had just seen it.

Xu Yanche's sword forms were powerful, forceful, and smooth.

Unlike the others, whose movements were limp and who could not even remember them.

The martial arts instructor and Xu Yanche went to an open area.

Once they took their positions, it felt as though an invisible contest had already begun the moment their gazes met.

They each assumed their stances and stared intently at one another, fully focused and ready to attack at any moment.

Suddenly, the martial arts instructor moved, charging toward Xu Yanche like a gust of wind.

His fist carried a fierce momentum as it shot straight for Xu Yanche's left shoulder.

However, Xu Yanche reacted with exceptional speed. He swiftly raised a hand, accurately blocked the instructor's arm, and used the momentum to shove him away.

Immediately afterward, Xu Yanche swept out with a powerful low kick. The sudden strike caught the martial arts instructor off guard, throwing him off balance and sending him to the ground. But he was experienced, and his reaction speed was incredibly fast. With a quick flip, he sprang back to his feet like a carp.

The other actors on the crew: "???" Why were they suddenly fighting?

The rest of the crew watched with great interest.

Five minutes later, Xu Yanche won, his hand stopping one centimeter from the martial arts instructor's forehead.

The martial arts instructor patted Xu Yanche on the shoulder. "Teacher Xu, you're amazing. You don't need us to design your moves at all. You can do it yourself."

His tone was full of admiration and praise.

Director Chai's eyes darted around.

Then he drifted over behind Xu Yanche.

"Hehehe, Teacher Xu, how about you work with the martial arts instructors to design the production's fight choreography? We'll pay you an additional martial arts instructor fee."

Xu Yanche had originally wanted to refuse.

But the moment he heard the second half of that sentence, he immediately agreed. "Okay."

Who would turn down money?

Anyone who refused money was a fool.

Lu Xing was dumbfounded.

Lu Xing: Is Xu Yanche really that good?

No, wait, had this guy chosen the wrong track?

He should be on the martial arts star track.

Then he looked at Xu Yanche with a bit of admiration.

Director Chai believed in making full use of people's talents.

For acting class, he had the male lead Zhou Jinsu and female lead Qi Ya teach the other actors.

One Best Actor and one Best Actress were more than enough to teach these actors.

At lunchtime.

Qi Ya carried her boxed meal over to Xu Yanche. "Can I call you Yanyan?"

Xu Yanche gave her a sweet smile. "Of course."

Qi Ya said, "Yanyan, you're so handsome, and your skin is so soft. What brand of skincare products do you use?"

Xu Yanche proudly said, "I was born beautiful." I'm the most handsome man in the world.

Qi Ya asked, "Yanyan, do you have a girlfriend?"

Alarm bells instantly rang in Xu Yanche's head.

"I'm married."

Xu Yanche directly crushed Qi Ya's hopes.

He had just seen it. Qi Ya liked flirting with all kinds of handsome men, but she had not succeeded with a single one.

Put simply, she had no luck in love.

Qi Ya said regretfully, "Then all right. You can call me Sister Yaya. If there's anything you don't know later, you can come ask me."

Qi Ya: Sigh, what kind of fate is this? I'm a gorgeous, commanding big sister, yet I can't find a partner. Sigh, I finally met another handsome guy who suits my tastes, only to find out he got married so young. What a pity.

Fine, if they could not be lovers, they could still be friends.

After all, having a friend who looked like an immortal would make her look incredibly impressive when she took him out.

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Xu Yanche: "????"

What did this Best Actress big sister mean? Was she going to look after him?

Wouldn't that mean he could swagger around the industry from now on?

If Zhang Mammy found out, she would probably be thrilled enough to fly.

"Then, Sister Yaya, let's add each other's contact information."

Qi Ya nodded happily. "Sure, come on."

Qi Ya's first impression of Xu Yanche was that he was a cold and aloof beauty.

So she saved his contact as Cold and Aloof Beauty.

Xu Yanche saw the name Qi Ya had saved for him.

He agreed with it completely and was very satisfied.

Xu Yanche: That's right, this is what a normal person's reaction should be. Zhang Yue and the others have no eye for people. I'm obviously a cold and aloof beauty, but they keep saying I look like I was just released from a mental hospital.

Xu Yanche gave Qi Ya an approving look.

He saved Qi Ya as: Beautiful Sister.

Qi Ya was very happy.

Qi Ya picked up the chicken leg from her meal and placed it in Xu Yanche's bowl.

"Come on, Yanyan, eat more."

Xu Yanche looked at the chicken leg in his bowl and was delighted.

Xu Yanche: This sister is obviously a good person. How could someone who gives me chicken legs possibly be a bad person?

And Qi Ya was so beautiful too.

Zhou Jinsu carried his boxed meal over and sat on the stool beside Xu Yanche.

Smiling, he asked, "What are you talking about, beautiful Qi? Have you taken a liking to Yanyan? Then that's a pity—Yanyan's taken."

The smile on Qi Ya's face immediately vanished. "..." Fine, fine. He was here to kick her while she was down.

Qi Ya said with a smile, "Of course not. I just thought Yanyan was handsome, so I came over to add his contact information and make friends."

Zhou Jinsu opened his boxed meal.

He looked at Xu Yanche. "Want some peppercorn chicken?"

Xu Yanche nodded rapidly.

Anyone who did not eat meat when it was offered was a fool.

He proactively pushed his bowl forward.

Looking at the meat in his bowl, he smiled so broadly that his eyes disappeared.

Hahaha, without spending any money, he had gotten a huge chicken leg and peppercorn chicken. Today was simply his lucky day.

Seeing Xu Yanche acting like such a foodie, Zhou Jinsu pondered inwardly: Does He Qing usually not let Xu Yanche eat?

Zhou Jinsu took out his phone and sent a message in their small group chat of five.

Zhou Jinsu: @He Qing, do you usually not let Xu Yanche eat meat?

Before He Qing could reply, Zhan Yushan popped up.

Zhan Yushan: Damn, President He, that's not right. Your family has hundreds of billions, even trillions in assets, and you won't let your own wife eat meat? That's domestic violence. How much could meat dishes possibly cost?

Zhan Yushan: Old He, I really misjudged you. I never thought you were this kind of person. This is domestic violence.

Zhan Yushan: @He Qing @He Qing @He Qing @He Qing Say something. You dare do it but not admit it?

Like a fighter jet, Zhan Yushan fired off dozens of messages in the group chat.

Zhou Jinsu directly muted the group, and his phone finally became quiet.

He Qing looked at the messages in the group and frowned slightly.

He knew his little wife was just greedy. Whenever he saw something delicious, he wanted to eat it.

He took out his phone and called a Chinese restaurant under the He Household.

He told them to take responsibility for delivering three meals a day and after-meal fruit to the production crew from then on.

He also specifically instructed them not to include mangoes in the fruit.

His little wife was allergic to mangoes.

When Director Chai received He Qing's call, he was utterly flattered.

He had never expected He Qing to call him personally.

And He Qing had even said that he would cover the crew's meals.

Especially after hearing the restaurant's name, Director Chai felt a little lightheaded.

If he remembered correctly, a single meal at that restaurant started at three thousand.

And the food was incredibly delicious.

After the call ended, he seemed to understand what Zhou Jinsu had meant when he said the production would receive a major investment.

No sooner had the call ended than Star Sea Entertainment contacted him, saying they wanted to invest.

Director Chai: "!" W-w-w-what kind of good day was today?

That afternoon, Director Chai went to find Zhou Jinsu.

With a stern expression, he seriously called Zhou Jinsu outside.

Only after there was no one around did he impatiently ask, "Old Zhou, what did you mean by the investment you mentioned before? Who brought it in?"

Seeing Director Chai's expression, Zhou Jinsu knew that He Qing's investment had already come through.

Otherwise, Director Chai would not have come to ask him.

He pointed at Xu Yanche, who was teaching the others martial arts moves. "That person. He's the young madam of He Group."

Director Chai: "???"

Director Chai looked as though Zhou Jinsu had to be joking with him.

"No, he's already President He's wife, so why would he still come audition in person and suffer through all this? Shouldn't someone be specially tailoring a script for him?"

Zhou Jinsu said, "Maybe because it's fun."

Director Chai said, "That makes sense."

Having gotten the answer he wanted, he walked away with a complicated expression, his hands clasped behind his back.

He really couldn't make heads or tails of these wealthy family affairs.

That afternoon, Xu Yanche fell silent as he looked at the noticeably more lavish meals on set.

Red bean porridge, four dishes—three meat and one vegetable—served with big steamed buns.

There was even fruit after the meal, just no mangoes.

Xu Yanche had originally thought that if there were mangoes, he would try some.

While eating, Xu Yanche specifically took a photo for He Qing and sent it to him.

A Pool of Clear Water: [Image] Qingqing Darling, look at the crew's dinner. It's so lavish, nothing like lunch.

A Pool of Clear Water: There's even fruit after the meal. Too bad there aren't any mangoes.

A Pool of Clear Water: Qingqing Darling, have you eaten yet?

He Qing had just arrived at Jinshu's house by car and stepped out with the gifts when he received Xu Yanche's messages.

He opened them, then chuckled softly.

Then he typed back.

Qingqing Darling: I specifically instructed them. You're allergic to mangoes, so don't eat them. It's bad for your health.

Xu Yanche, who was still eating, was stunned by He Qing's reply.

A Pool of Clear Water: ! Why? Not even one bite?

Qingqing Darling: No. Listen to me.

A Pool of Clear Water: ...Fine, then. Can I order food?

Looking at Xu Yanche's message, He Qing could practically picture his little wife's expectant expression.

Qingqing Darling: Of course you can.

After sending that, he forwarded the restaurant manager's business card to Xu Yanche and told him to message the manager whenever he wanted to eat something.

Xu Yanche was over the moon.

He immediately added the manager on WeChat and told him he wanted spicy pepper soup and steamed glutinous rice cake tomorrow.

The manager replied almost instantly.

It was as though he had been sitting beside his phone, waiting for Xu Yanche's message.

The manager immediately went to instruct the kitchen.

He told them to start preparing the ingredients now.

Manager: Thankfully, the boss above me isn't insane like those other CEOs, sending messages in the middle of the night or notifying people at the last minute and demanding they arrive within three minutes.

Instead, he had his wife add him on WeChat and let her order whatever she wanted.

Thank heavens I got a normal boss instead of ending up like my unlucky friend, who got a psycho boss.

Thank heaven, thank the boss, thank the boss's wife.

Before leaving, the manager did not forget to remind them again. "When delivering meals to the crew in the future, remember that there can't be any mangoes in the fruit after the meal. Got it?"

Several chefs immediately nodded to show that they understood.

For the ten-thousand-yuan monthly bonus the big boss was offering, they definitely would not be careless.

During the half month of training with the crew, Xu Yanche got along quite well with everyone.

He had even gained two pounds.

That night, Xu Yanche had just returned from a run when his phone received a call.

He answered it, and a familiar voice came from the other end. "Hello, Teacher Long. Could I ask you to dub a role for a television drama?"

Xu Yanche moved his phone away from his ear.

Only then did he realize that this was the number he used for voice acting work.

He stepped into the elevator.

He ran a hand through his hair.

A few days ago, he had dyed his hair white.

When his face was expressionless, he looked even colder and more distant.

"Um, who are you?"

"Fei Yiming."

Xu Yanche smiled. "Hahahaha, sure. Twenty yuan per character."

Hahahaha, time to fleece him. Fei Yiming is the male lead, so he has tons of lines. Hahahaha.

Fei Yiming had not expected him to agree so quickly. "Okay."

But why did this voice sound so familiar?

And that smug, irritating tone sounded familiar too.

Fei Yiming did not think too much about it. He quickly added Xu Yanche's contact information and personally confirmed the relevant details with him.

Xu Yanche looked through the document he had been sent.

Long Aotian: Okayyy, darling~ I'll get it done tonight.

Fei Yiming: Okay, Teacher Long.

Xu Yanche returned to his room in a good mood.

He was even in such a good mood that when he ran into Lu Xing, whom he did not particularly like, in the hallway, he greeted him.

Once back in his room, Xu Yanche took out his computer and voice acting equipment from his suitcase.

He set them up on the desk.

He planned to stay up late and finish the dubbing tonight.

At midnight.

Xu Yanche was a little hungry.

He took off his headphones and headed downstairs with his phone.

He was planning to buy a few cups of instant noodles from the twenty-four-hour shop outside.

As soon as he reached the elevator, he saw Lu Xing inside with red-rimmed eyes.

Lu Xing was dragging a suitcase too.

When he saw Xu Yanche enter, he shot him a vicious glare.

Xu Yanche found it rather baffling.

A few days ago, he had already asked Zero Zero to turn off the automatic gossip display feature and switch it to manual mode.

Otherwise, with so many people on the crew, he would never be able to keep up with all the gossip.

Besides, he had come to the crew to make money, not to eat gossip.

Nothing smelled sweeter than money.

Xu Yanche stepped into the elevator.

He put on his headphones and began listening to the dubbing he had just recorded.

After confirming that the emotions were right and there were no mistakes.

He edited it a little.

When the elevator doors opened.

Xu Yanche saw He Qing at the hotel entrance.

There was also a fair, clean-cut young man beside He Qing.

That young man had the look of a delicate little white flower too.

His reddened eyes were fixed on He Qing.

They were filled with love.

There was also a suitcase beside that man.

He Qing looked visibly irritated.

The man tried to reach out and grab He Qing's arm.

He Qing directly dodged him.

Xu Yanche's eyes lit up.

Hoho, gossip! No, wait, why is He Qing here? It takes three hours to get from here to the He Household. Don't tell me he came here to sample wildflowers and put a green hat on me?

Standing at the entrance, He Qing heard Xu Yanche's inner thoughts.

He turned around in surprise.

He saw Xu Yanche leaning against the wall with headphones on.

His eyes gleamed excitedly as he watched him.

He Qing knew that look all too well. It was the look of someone watching a show and eating gossip.

He Qing felt like his lungs were about to explode from anger.

What kind of look was that from his little wife? He was his husband. Shouldn't Xu Yanche be jealous and unhappy when someone was pestering him?

Why did his little wife look like he was enjoying some juicy gossip, with absolutely no intention of coming over?

The person beside him continued to pester him.

He Qing was extremely annoyed and kicked him straight to the ground.

Lu Xing had originally received notice that he had been replaced, and replaced by someone so new he could not have been newer.

He had been furious.

His agent said that they could not afford to offend the person backing Xu Ziyuan.

He could only pack his things in grievance and prepare to leave.

He had not expected to see Xu Ziyuan and He Qing at the hotel entrance.

At first, he had assumed that He Qing was the person backing Xu Ziyuan.

But now, it did not seem that way.

After all, He Qing had kicked Xu Ziyuan to the ground.

The resentment in Lu Xing's heart dissipated quite a bit.

Hmph. So what if he had stolen his role? He had still gotten beaten up.

Served him right.

That felt good.

Xu Ziyuan was stunned.

He had not expected He Qing to kick him, and with such force at that.

His stomach still hurt.

Could it be that He Qing could not see his beauty?

So many men had become obsessed with him after seeing his face.

Why did it not work on He Qing?

Damn it, it was all Xu Yanche's fault.

If not for him, the one with He Qing now would be him.

The one enjoying a wealthy family life now would be him too.

He bit his lip and looked at He Qing pitifully.

He tried to use a frail, pitiful expression to make He Qing feel sorry for him.

But He Qing did not even look at him.

He strode straight toward Xu Yanche, who was not far away.

Without another word, he lifted Xu Yanche's chin and kissed him.

As though deliberately declaring his ownership, his movements were hurried and impatient.

Xu Yanche: "????"

What's going on? I was just eating gossip. Why did the focus shift to me so fast?

That dog of a man actually kissed me in front of one, two, three people. Aaaah, do I not have any dignity?

Xu Yanche's face instantly turned scarlet. He used all his strength to push He Qing away.

He glared at He Qing indignantly. "Don't tell me you came all the way here in the middle of the night just to fool around with another man in front of me. If this marriage can continue, then it continues. If it can't, then we divorce."

Hahahaha, although He Qing is a great kisser, I should put on a show right now and declare my ownership. Hahahaha, secretly getting to be a little drama queen for once.

After saying that, he marched aggressively to the entrance and crouched in front of Xu Ziyuan, who was still sprawled on the ground.

He grabbed Xu Ziyuan by the collar.

"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!"

He directly gave Xu Ziyuan four slaps.

Perfectly symmetrical from left to right.

He hit hard too.

Clear palm prints quickly appeared on Xu Ziyuan's fair face.

Hehehehe, hitting people really is satisfying. Hahaha, my skills have improved. Look at those palm prints, perfectly overlapping. Hahahaha.

I've wanted to slap this fake young master for ages. He's hypocritical, selfish, and self-serving. Fuck, he stole my identity and enjoyed over twenty years of wealthy family life. It would have been one thing if he had been grateful to me, but he even dared to set his sights on me.

Though my biological parents aren't good people either, one punch at a time. Besides, even if he calls the police now, there's nothing they can do to me. At most, they'll criticize me a little.

After all, I don't know Xu Ziyuan right now. Xu Ziyuan was flirting with and seducing my wife in front of me, his legal husband. Shouldn't I hit him? Hahahaha, he deserves it.

Hahaha, take this!

Thinking that, his hands immediately moved again.

"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!" Another four slaps.

He cursed as he hit him. "Fuck, you really have no shame. You dared to seduce my man right in front of me. Who gave you the nerve? Did your parents teach you to hook up with married men?"

"You cheap bastard, if you're that desperate for men, why don't you go sell yourself? Shameless trash."

The young lady at the front desk was thrilled by the gossip.

She typed wildly in the group chat.

Before long, all the hotel staff came over to watch the show.

Only after watching Xu Yanche finish beating him did they symbolically come over to stop him.

Director Chai came down at that moment as well.

His expression was foul.

He had already looked down on Xu Ziyuan, who had been forcibly shoved into the production.

But Xu Ziyuan had been placed here by the drama's second-largest investor.

He could only let him in.

Damn it, he had just fallen asleep, and now this happened again.

He now looked down on Xu Ziyuan from the bottom of his heart.

He had clearly already latched onto another benefactor, yet now he was trying to seduce President He, a married man.

Now everyone on the crew knew just how much President He doted on Xu Yanche, his little wife.

Just to make sure his little wife ate well, he had a high-end restaurant deliver meals for the entire crew.

The whole crew looked at Xu Yanche as if he were their savior.

Damn it, he deserved to be beaten.

Xu Ziyuan finally recovered from his daze.

Furious, he pointed at Xu Yanche. "You actually dared to hit me? Do you know who I am? I'm calling the police to arrest you right now."

Xu Yanche was not afraid in the slightest.

"Then call them. You cheap slut who rushed to be someone's mistress only to be rejected—I'll beat you every time I see you from now on."

Xu Ziyuan trembled with rage. "Xu Yanche, you did this on purpose. If you hadn't taken advantage of my vulnerability and stolen my marriage, I'd be the one married into the He Household now."