Do all you best actors have histrionic personalities?

"Why would I take it to heart? What does it have to do with me? I'm not the one getting insulted."

Ye Yizhou sounded as puzzled and innocent as ever.

Wei Zhao: ?

Who else could they be insulting if not you?

Forget it. It was good that he could think that way. Better than getting depressed over those haters' comments and mockery.

"All right, all right. As long as that's how you see it."

After listening to Wei Zhao's voice message, Ye Yizhou tilted his head and thought for a moment.

Wasn't Director Ji the one being accused of taking freebies on top of free meals and having a lousy character? Director Ji should be the one feeling down!

Nothing wrong with that logic!

"I have work. I'll be heading to the office in a bit, and I have a business engagement tonight, so I won't be back for dinner."

Only after Ye Yizhou put his phone down did Yan Qingdu speak up to let him know his schedule.

"Oh, I'm going out to have fun in a bit too." Focused on eating his sandwich, Ye Yizhou gave an offhand, perfunctory reply without even looking up.

Yan Qingdu: ?

"I suppose you've grown weary of me. To think you'd brush me off like this now. In broad daylight, you kept saying you loved me. I knew you were only spouting nonsense to make me happy. If I took it seriously, I'd only seem petty."

Yan Qingdu looked at Ye Yizhou, his dejected tone carrying a self-mocking sneer.

Ye Yizhou slowly raised his head and gave Yan Qingdu a strange look before asking uncertainly, "Do all you best actors have histrionic personalities?"

Yan Qingdu didn't answer. He simply watched him quietly.

The next second, Ye Yizhou stopped being serious. He leaned close to Yan Qingdu, propped his chin on his hand, and tilted his head to look at him, teasing him with a smile:

"Most people have two faces, but you're different. You have four: one in public, one in private, one in bed, and one out of bed. Badass Plus. That's you, all right."

There were plenty of rumors about Yan Qingdu.

Apparently, during the summer break of his sophomore year, Yan Qingdu had accompanied his father on an inspection of their family's film and television company.

Standing 191 centimeters tall, Yan Qingdu wore a black outdoor jacket and black cargo pants with a pair of black-and-white panda sneakers. He stood straight in the corridor with one hand in his pocket, tall and elegant.

His dark eyes were deep, his expression mild.

One glance was enough for the acclaimed director Liu Jiangzhou to find him unforgettable and immediately decide that Yan Qingdu was the male lead for the new film he was preparing.

Only after repeated, enthusiastic invitations did Yan Qingdu come to take on a summer job.

Later, the film became a box-office smash.

The character Yan Qingdu played in the film was outwardly a modest, courteous, and physically feeble young master of privileged birth in the Republican era, but in reality, he was ruthless and decisive, killing spies with a single stroke of his blade each time. In the end, he fell on the eve of dawn, never seeing the first light of victory with his own eyes, leaving regrets behind and becoming an indelible, cherished figure in the audience's hearts.

At twenty, Yan Qingdu won the best actor crown in one fell swoop with his stunning performance in the film.

He had reached the peak at his debut.

He enjoyed countless flowers and applause and witnessed surging crowds of adoring fans, but he wasn't consumed by it.

Yan Qingdu still chose to return to school and focus on his studies, as though he really had only taken a summer job that wasn't worth mentioning.

Clearheaded and free-spirited, Yan Qingdu had his own goals in life and remained firm, unaffected by outside forces.

After graduating with his master's degree, he naturally took over the family business.

Now, he navigated the business world and masterminded strategies, a major figure whose influence carried considerable weight.

Sure enough, someone with enough ability could achieve outstanding results in any field.

Yan Qingdu looked refined and self-possessed. Who would have thought that being brushed off and ignored would bring out a little temper and sarcastic barbs?

That contrast was actually rather cute.

"Ahem. My attitude just now really was a bit dismissive. I was wrong. I'm guilty. I'll reflect on it."

Ye Yizhou obediently admitted his mistake, then immediately began analyzing the reason. "It's just that I've never dated anyone before. I have no experience!"

"Never dated anyone?" Yan Qingdu raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Mm-hmm. Just you." Ye Yizhou nodded solemnly.

"You..." Yan Qingdu had only just started speaking when Ye Yizhou raised a hand to interrupt him.

"Don't rush me. I'm a fast learner. I'll learn right now."

As he spoke, Ye Yizhou pulled out his phone and typed away furiously, occasionally looking up at Yan Qingdu before lowering his head to keep typing.

Every time he looked up at Yan Qingdu, his gaze grew stranger.

"Hmph. Scumbag. Now that you've had me, you don't appreciate me anymore. Fine, goodbye, then. The next one will be better. The next one will be sweeter."

Ye Yizhou sat sideways in his chair and crossed his legs, raising his eyebrows slightly, his manner rather flippant:

"I did say I loved you, so what? Words can be taken back, and lovers can be replaced."

Yan Qingdu: ...

Would you listen to what you're saying? Would you take a look at which of us seems more like a scumbag right now?

Before Yan Qingdu could say anything, Ye Yizhou frowned and shook his head, muttering, "This doesn't seem to fit our relationship."

"I'll learn some more."

Puzzled, Yan Qingdu leaned over to look at Ye Yizhou's phone.

=Question: The day after sleeping with a partner I've only known for a few days, he says he has a business engagement tonight and won't come home. What does he mean? What expression should I give him? What should I say? Waiting online. Pretty urgent!

-Holy shit! What a scumbag! He got what he wanted and immediately changed his tune. He just doesn't want to take responsibility. OP, you're still thinking about what expression to give him? Giving him a brick to the head would be more appropriate.

-He has a gorgeous spouse at home, yet he's staying out for business? Is he impotent?!

-Love between adults really moves fast. Once he's had you, he doesn't appreciate you anymore. If he wants to say goodbye, then goodbye it is. The next one will be sweeter, and the next one will be better.

Wasn't there something wrong with this question?

He just wasn't coming home for dinner. It wasn't as if he wasn't coming home at all!

Yan Qingdu watched Ye Yizhou type away: To add some context, my partner and I don't have that kind of fake relationship between men. Basically, we're blissful newlyweds. He's just too busy with work.

Before Yan Qingdu could get a clear look at more than a few replies, Ye Yizhou slapped his phone down and turned to look at him, his eyes filled with sorrow and deep reluctance to part.

"You have a business engagement tonight."

"Mm-hmm," Yan Qingdu replied cooperatively.

"There'll definitely be lots of little vixens lusting after you at the reception. I'm worried. Can't you really take me with you? I..." Ye Yizhou looked utterly aggrieved and miserable.

"I can."

Ye Yizhou's expression changed in a second. Speaking incredibly fast, he refused coldly and heartlessly, "No need. Absolutely unnecessary."

Yan Qingdu's thin lips parted, but Ye Yizhou raised a hand and covered his mouth, forcibly silencing him.

The next second, his whole demeanor changed. His eyes filled with sadness as he wrapped his arms around Yan Qingdu's neck, leaned into his embrace, and said plaintively:

"Although I'll be very lonely if you leave me at home by myself, I know you're working so hard at these engagements for our family. This little bit of suffering is nothing."

Who was it who was going out to have fun himself in a bit?

Lonely? Suffering?

His nightlife would probably be all too exciting.

Yan Qingdu lowered his eyes to look at Ye Yizhou leaning against his chest and smiled helplessly.

Yan Qingdu pulled the hand covering his lips down and held it, then raised his other hand to pinch the soft flesh of his cheek.

"You're the real best actor."

"Right?"

Ye Yizhou's eyes instantly sparkled. Like a smug little golden retriever, he tilted his face up toward Yan Qingdu, waiting for praise. "Right?"

"Your expression changes in a second, the emotions fall into place instantly, and you switch styles smoothly and with nuance. Good acting."

Yan Qingdu didn't stint on his praise. Ye Yizhou did have some acting skills.

The best actor's praise had Ye Yizhou feeling rather pleased with himself when Yan Qingdu changed tack.

"However, there's one problem."

"Huh?"