Shi Wei watched Wang Jun'er and Xu Xirui walk away, deeply disappointed.
You two are the worst batch I've ever taught!
Don't you know how to shamelessly cling to Ji Hanchuan? Why are you so scared of him?
"You seem very disappointed that they're leaving?" Ji Hanchuan gave Shi Wei a cold look.
Shi Wei shook his head against his true feelings.
Ji Hanchuan said, "Eating cookies isn't enough? You have to eat melon too?"
"I'm full, I'm full." Shi Wei shoved the cookie tin into Li Xiaochen's hands. "I'm just worried they'll think Teacher Ji is such a heartless, unfeeling man."
Ji Hanchuan: ...
Shi Wei actually cares about Brother Hanchuan? Surprised, Li Xiaochen kindly explained, "If he didn't do that, the others would never leave."
Shi Wei beamed. "That's because Teacher Ji is just too irresistible. Nobody wants to leave."
"You leave too. Stop making so much noise beside me." Ji Hanchuan turned back to his phone without looking up again. "Xiaochen."
"Roger." Li Xiaochen smiled at Shi Wei. "Sorry, Brother Hanchuan is tired. If there's nothing else, he needs some peace and quiet to rest."
Shi Wei: ...
You bastard, I'll remember this!
Shi Wei turned and left.
Before he could leave the set, Zhang Zixiang called him over.
There was a handsome young man beside him. Shi Wei's eyes lit up, and he hurried over.
"Learned anything from being around Hanchuan?" Zhang Zixiang asked him.
Thinking of last night, Shi Wei praised Ji Hanchuan honestly. "Yes, Teacher Ji has helped me a lot."
"That's good." Zhang Zixiang introduced the handsome man beside him with a smile. "This is Emperor Zhao Qian."
Emperor Zhao Qian...
The emperor Liang Fang bewitched?
The handsome young man extended a hand to him with a bright smile. "Hello, I'm Mo Xingyu. I play the young emperor, Zhao Qian."
Shi Wei hurriedly shook his hand. "I'm Shi Wei. I look forward to working with you."
"You two have a lot of scenes together. Get to know each other." Zhang Zixiang patted Shi Wei on the shoulder, then went back to work.
Mo Xingyu was young and handsome, with a candid air that seemed to fit the character perfectly.
There was no denying that Zhang Zixiang really had an eye for people.
They had the most scenes together, so after chatting a little to get acquainted, they exchanged WeChat contacts and followed each other on Weibo.
Scrolling through Mo Xingyu's Weibo, Shi Wei exclaimed, "Wow, why do you have so many pictures on your Weibo? Your abs look amazing."
Weren't these abs prettier than Ji Hanchuan's?
Though he had never seen his.
Mo Xingyu touched his ear sheepishly. "The company requires me to post pictures like these. They say it attracts fans."
"Of course it attracts fans. Each ab could pull in a hundred thousand. Yours could pull in over eight hundred thousand." Shi Wei had no shortage of flirty lines.
Mo Xingyu grew even more embarrassed, his whole face flushing red. He hurriedly changed the subject. "Hey, Shi Wei, aren't you really nervous being around Teacher Ji?"
Shi Wei shook his head. "Not at all."
"That's impressive." Mo Xingyu really envied Shi Wei's mental fortitude. "Teacher Ji's presence is so intimidating."
"It really is." Shi Wei enthusiastically badmouthed Great God Ji. "Being that scary is kind of annoying. Such a poser."
Mo Xingyu was displeased, however. "Don't say that. Teacher Ji isn't a poser. He's a man with real ability. Ah, I'll have to work hard from now on. I can't embarrass myself in front of Teacher Ji."
Shi Wei was stunned. "...You're a Ji Hanchuan fan?"
"Yes. You too?"
"I'm not, I'm not, don't make things up!" Shi Wei denied it vehemently.
Ah, such a handsome guy. What a shame he had such poor taste.
Li Xiaochen stood there, bored out of his mind, his eyes wandering until he happened to spot Shi Wei and Mo Xingyu nearby.
He couldn't help muttering under his breath, "Why does Shi Wei look like he's having such a good time talking to that guy?"
He was Brother Hanchuan's legal spouse, after all, yet he was chatting so happily with another man right in front of him. He really had no male virtue.
Ji Hanchuan looked over.
Shi Wei was laughing and chatting with a young man.
His smile couldn't have been more genuine.
Ji Hanchuan turned back, the depths of his eyes as dark as a freezing pool.
"Xiaochen."
"Here."
"Bring him back."
"Yes!"
Li Xiaochen marched over with his head held high and hauled Shi Wei back.
Suddenly summoned back by Ji Hanchuan, Shi Wei had no idea what was going on. "What's wrong, Teacher Ji?"
"Aren't we running lines?" Ji Hanchuan looked coldly at Shi Wei.
"Sure, let's give it a try."
Seeing how eager Shi Wei looked, the frost on Ji Hanchuan's face finally thawed a little.
In the lounge, Wang Jun'er clenched her fists, losing some of her composure, her delicate brows drawn sharply upward.
"Ruirui, is everything you told me true?"
Xu Xirui nodded solemnly. "Sister Jun'er, how could I dare lie to you? Come to think of it, I dragged you all into this. If someone hadn't helped Shi Wei turn things around, Brother Bei couldn't have threatened the higher-ups and stolen William's audition opportunity."
"How despicable!" Wang Jun'er's beautiful face twisted slightly with anger. "I was wondering why they suddenly wouldn't let William audition. So that trash Ma Xianbei was behind it."
"Sister Jun'er, don't be angry. It's all my fault." Xu Xirui lowered his head, secretly curling his lips where Wang Jun'er couldn't see.
Wang Jun'er reined in her anger and comforted him. "What does this have to do with you? Even if Shi Wei didn't push you, he still left you to die! Thank goodness nothing happened to you. If something had, could Shi Wei have made up for it?"
"Don't say any more, Sister Jun'er." Xu Xirui raised his face, looking distressed.
"Are the company higher-ups blind? Shi Wei can't act at all. William graduated from X Drama Academy. He could definitely do a better job than Shi Wei." The more Wang Jun'er thought about it, the angrier she became. "Director Zhang would definitely prefer William too."
Xu Xirui tried to dissuade her. "Didn't you see how highly Director Zhang values Shi Wei? Even Brother Hanchuan has no choice but to listen to him."
Remembering the chance she had just missed to get close to Ji Hanchuan, Wang Jun'er grew even angrier. "It's all Shi Wei's fault. Ruirui, I heard Director Zhang took Shi Wei aside during the audition to discuss giving him more scenes. Is that true?"
Xu Xirui didn't speak, looking as though he was afraid of saying the wrong thing.
"All right, I understand." Wang Jun'er stood and forced a smile at Xu Xirui. "Thank you for telling me all this. I'll go for my makeup test now."
"Okay, Sister Jun'er. Please don't overthink it." Xu Xirui saw Wang Jun'er to the door.
Once the door closed, the obedient smile on his face gradually disappeared.
Who knew Wang Jun'er would misunderstand things between Director Zhang and Shi Wei all on her own? That has nothing to do with me.
Without a shred of guilt, Xu Xirui shifted the blame onto Wang Jun'er.
He was the one who had asked the higher-ups to give Shi Wei the audition opportunity in the first place. He had meant to create the illusion that they were good friends and humiliate him in passing. Who could have known Director Zhang would be blind enough to actually give Shi Wei a chance?
Who knew what spell Shi Wei had cast on Director Zhang?
Xu Xirui stared at himself in the mirror. He was so perfect, so why had that bitch Shi Wei overshadowed him ever since they were children?
Just seeing him shamelessly pestering Ji Hanchuan made him sick!
But it didn't matter. Wang Jun'er would get revenge for him.
At that thought, Xu Xirui's lips slowly curled into a cold smile.