Ma Xianbei's words made Shi Wei so angry he didn't want to speak.
He folded his arms and leaned against the cold wall, his head slightly lowered, his long lashes casting shadows over his face.
Seeing him like this, Ma Xianbei sighed silently. "You might think Brother Bei isn't as capable as other managers, but I won't hurt you like your last manager did. Understand?"
Shi Wei raised his head, revealing his beautiful, clean-cut features in the light. His eyes tilted upward when he looked at someone, and a single glance made Ma Xianbei's heart flutter.
"Brother Bei is such a failure because I just don't want to do that sort of thing." Ma Xianbei paused, then suddenly burst out laughing as though he'd switched personalities. "Now I'm counting on you to make me look good. We brothers will join forces and rise so high that the people who look down on us won't be able to reach us!"
Shi Wei shook his head. "Brother Bei, your face is already big enough. Any bigger and you'll have a problem."
Ma Xianbei said, "...Get lost!"
"Also, what I just said was true. You don't need to worry."
Shi Wei didn't quite understand.
"Great God Ji is a good guy, sure, but he's too cold. There doesn't seem to be a trace of human warmth anywhere in him." Gossip gleamed in Ma Xianbei's eyes. "I heard enough men and women have gone to his room at night hoping to 'rehearse lines' with him to fill an entire train, but he hasn't liked a single one."
That's because he only likes one person...
Shi Wei silently added that thought.
The white moonlight in his heart, his cinnabar mole, the man who made him become the main villain.
"Didn't he stand up for Xu Xirui today?"
At that, Ma Xianbei remembered something too. "I think I did hear today that Xu Xirui and Ji Hanchuan grew up together... Holy shit! Shi Wei, you need to apologize to Ji Hanchuan later too. Don't offend Great God Ji over Xu Xirui."
Just then, the elevator doors opened. Ma Xianbei immediately dragged Shi Wei out, stopped in front of a room, and shoved the snacks into his arms.
After ringing the doorbell at lightning speed, he darted into the elevator with a speed that defied his weight.
Shi Wei: ...
[Host, your manager actually has a point. After the way you set Ji Hanchuan up today, he's very likely to doubt your love for him.]
"The main villain really is hard to please."
The door soon opened.
Ji Hanchuan's face was expressionless. "I'm not buying snacks."
"They're free, they're free," Shi Wei hastily said. "They're all for you, hub-"
Before he could finish saying "hubby," Shi Wei was pulled into the room.
As expected of a movie's leading man and a top star, Ji Hanchuan had a room far more spacious and comfortable than his. Even the decor exuded the scent of money.
Shi Wei made himself completely at home, sitting cross-legged on Ji Hanchuan's bed and beating him to the punch before he could speak. "Hubby, I'm sorry about today!"
Hehe, as long as I apologize fast enough, your nitpicking can't catch up with me!
Ji Hanchuan did indeed choke for a moment. "Forget it. Don't stir up trouble again."
Shi Wei looked at him and nodded meekly. "Got it."
-"Definitely next time. I'll do it again next time."
Ji Hanchuan, who heard Shi Wei's thoughts with perfect clarity: ...
When Shi Wei tore open a packet of spicy strips, Ji Hanchuan immediately hauled him up and tossed him onto the sofa. "Don't eat on my bed."
Shi Wei gave him a meaningful smile. "Then if I sleep here tonight too, it'll become my bed."
Ji Hanchuan calmly said, "Mm. This will also be where you meet an untimely death."
Shi Wei: ...
Bastard!
Only after taking two bites did Shi Wei offer them to Ji Hanchuan. "Hubby, want some?"
Ji Hanchuan sat on the sofa beside him, his gaze sweeping over Shi Wei's lips, which were covered in red chili oil. "No."
"You came here to make me watch you eat snacks?" There was a threat in Ji Hanchuan's voice. "Are you hoping to get pregnant with a Ji Zhazha again?"
The sight of him dry-heaving in front of Ji Hanchuan and the lawyer last time had been too beautiful to behold. Shi Wei hurriedly finished the spicy strips and wiped his mouth. "My manager told me to come up and say hello. He said there were enough people wanting to 'rehearse lines' with you to fill a train, and told me to get on board in time too."
Shi Wei apologized to Ma Xianbei in his heart.
Ji Hanchuan frowned. "What kind of nonsense is your manager spouting?"
"He means well. After all, my hubby is so freaking awesome." Shi Wei hurried to flatter him. "Brother Bei said I couldn't lose to Xu Xirui. He's your childhood friend, someone you grew up with. If I don't step up my game, Xu Xirui will steal my hubby away."
Shi Wei silently prayed for Ma Xianbei. Brother Bei, please shoulder this blame!
Ji Hanchuan neither confirmed nor denied knowing Xu Xirui. "So that's why you deliberately targeted Xu Xirui today?"
"I didn't, I wasn't, hubby, don't make things up." Shi Wei rattled off three denials, inwardly rejoicing.
See? Ji Hanchuan really would stand up for Xu Xirui. If we don't divorce soon, he'll take brutal revenge on me too.
Shi Wei continued questioning him. "Why are you speaking up for Xu Xirui? You really have fallen for him, haven't you?"
Ji Hanchuan: ?
Shi Wei gave a bleak smile. "Looks like I guessed right. Even though he isn't as good-looking as me, he's always been the white moonlight in your heart. You haven't seen each other in years. When you saw him appear today with his makeup done, he must have already stirred something in your heart!"
What does it mean to make an unreasonable scene? Teacher Shi will write you a model example right now!
Shi Wei strategically planted his hands on his hips.
As long as Ji Hanchuan got angry over Xu Xirui, they could get divorced.
Ji Hanchuan looked suspicious. "You seem to know an awful lot."
"..." Shi Wei's voice choked up. "I love you so much. Of course I had to find out everything! I don't want to lose you!"
Ji Hanchuan calmly watched his performance.
Come to think of it, the moment he first saw Xu Xirui, he really had felt an inexplicable, uncontrollable flutter in his heart.
But Shi Wei had knocked that flutter right out of him. Now he only had one thought about Xu Xirui-
Oh, this is the friend who helped me when I was little.
Shi Wei shot to his feet and pointed a beautiful finger at Ji Hanchuan, angry and aggrieved. "Hubby, why aren't you saying anything? You're admitting it by staying silent, aren't you?"
Ji Hanchuan slowly raised his dark eyes and met his gaze.
-"Hehe, that little white lotus really is impressive. He managed to win over a big shot like Ji Hanchuan on the very first day. Oh yeah! Looks like divorce is just around the corner!"
Hmm?
So this was about getting divorced.
He knew perfectly well that Grandpa disagreed, and he'd already promised not to stir up trouble, yet here he was causing trouble on the very first day.
What? Was he trying to dump the blame for angering Grandpa on him?
Keep dreaming, Shi Wei.
Ji Hanchuan explained, "There's nothing between Xu Xirui and me."
"You're still saying there's nothing between you?" Shi Wei collapsed onto the sofa in sorrow. "Do you love him that much? You've even started lying for him? Even though I love you so much, I'm not someone with no self-respect. If you insist on being with him, then let's get divorced."
Ji Hanchuan: ... He really wasn't even pretending anymore.
"I'm not lying."
"You are, you are, you are!" Shi Wei shouted uncontrollably, tears in his eyes, utterly heartbroken. "I can't discuss him with you anymore. Choose between Xu Xirui and me!"