Pretending Not to Love You [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 56

Chapter 56

Zuo Qiu finished laughing and asked Ou Sheng with some curiosity, “Brother Sheng, do you really do it 7 times a day?”

Ou Sheng rubbed Zuo Qiu’s hair. “You believe Cheng Ye’s words? Don’t be silly. If it were truly 7 times a day, I’d probably be paralyzed.”

Zuo Qiu blushed and smiled, but inwardly, he was relieved. Okay, his and Xiao Bojun’s frequency was still normal, not too bad.

Ou Sheng, as an experienced person, immediately saw through Zuo Qiu’s thoughts and advised him, “You need to be more moderate when you’re young. Don’t always follow Xiao Bojun’s lead. After all, you’re the one who gets injured every time.”

Zuo Qiu thought about the “damaged goods” after each encounter, lowered his head, not daring to look at Ou Sheng, and just nodded to show he understood.

While the two were having a friendly exchange, the other two, who had disagreed, started fighting right away.

Zuo Qiu saw the two trading punches and kicks with enthusiasm and wanted to go over and break them up, but Ou Sheng stopped him.

“They have too much energy. Let them vent.”

Seeing that the two were equally matched, with both scoring hits, Zuo Qiu understood that Cheng Ye was also an excellent fighter. He no longer worried about them and followed Ou Sheng downstairs to wash up and prepare for dinner. They had originally come up to call the two bragging men for dinner, but given the situation, they probably weren’t hungry yet.

…

Once Ou Sheng and Zuo Qiu’s figures disappeared around the corner, the two men, fighting fiercely, stopped simultaneously.

“My wife called me down for dinner. That’s enough for today,” Cheng Ye said.

Xiao Bojun subtly shifted his shoulder. “It just so happens that I’m hungry too. I’m going to see what delicious food my darling has prepared for me.” He then bypassed Cheng Ye and walked toward the stairs first.

Cheng Ye said “wife,” and he said “darling.” Neither would show weakness.

Cheng Ye watched Xiao Bojun’s retreating figure with a serious expression. Once he disappeared around the corner, his serious face instantly crumpled into a grimace. He massaged his thigh, fiercely cursing Xiao Bojun internally for being a brute who didn’t know his own strength. His old leg was about to be broken.

…

After Zuo Qiu helped Ou Sheng set all the food on the table, he saw Xiao Bojun and Cheng Ye come downstairs one after the other and quickly called them over.

“Perfect timing. Hurry and eat.”

Xiao Bojun nodded, went to the restroom to wash his face, and then sat down on the chair next to Zuo Qiu.

After glancing at the two men in the kitchen who were being affectionate, Zuo Qiu quietly asked Xiao Bojun, “Are you okay?”

Xiao Bojun scoffed lightly. “How could I be hurt? Have you ever seen me lose in all the years you’ve known me?”

Zuo Qiu thought back and indeed, he had never seen Xiao Bojun lose. He relaxed, but then noticed some dark marks on his shoulder and immediately patted the dark area. “Ew, this spot is dirty.”

“Hiss…” Xiao Bojun slightly shrank his shoulder and let out a soft gasp.

Zuo Qiu looked at Xiao Bojun’s instantly pale face and realized that the person who never lost a fight was injured, and perhaps quite badly.

“I’ll ask Brother Sheng for an ice pack for you.”

How could Xiao Bojun let his opponent, who had injured him, see his embarrassing injury? He stubbornly said, “I’m fine. It doesn’t hurt at all. I was just fooling around with you just now.”

Zuo Qiu knew Xiao Bojun was putting on a brave face. Seeing him insist on maintaining his pride, Zuo Qiu figured the injury shouldn’t be too serious. Later, seeing him eat without difficulty, he didn’t try to persuade him further.

In the kitchen, Cheng Ye was whining and acting pitifully to Ou Sheng. “That kid is too vicious. I think my leg is broken. You have to massage it for me tonight.”

Ou Sheng filled the last bowl of rice, put the lid back on the rice cooker, and casually said, “You’re almost ten years older than him. You got beaten up by a kid, and you still have the nerve to complain!”

Cheng Ye felt a stab in his heart and almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He suppressed his anger, lowered his head, and pretended to be pathetic. “You don’t care about me and you’re scolding me. Don’t you love me anymore?”

Ou Sheng couldn’t deal with the suddenly childish Cheng Ye and had to give in. “Alright, alright. I’ll give you a massage tonight.”

This tactic always worked on Ou Sheng. Cheng Ye smiled with satisfaction. “Thank you, Wife.”

When he turned around to follow Ou Sheng out, Cheng Ye instantly dropped the act. It was as if the whining, shameless dog had never existed.

…

The four sat down to eat together, tacitly avoiding any mention of the recent fight. They ate their food while watching TV.

The TV happened to be replaying the news interview with Xiao Bojun and Zuo Qiu from a few days ago. Cheng Ye glanced at it and commented, “Such poisonous mouths.”

Xiao Bojun was unperturbed. Thinking of the way Cheng Ye had shown off his affection to him that day, he decided to return the favor in full. He turned Zuo Qiu’s head, kissed him loudly on the lips with a pop, and then asked him, “Poisonous?”

Kissing in front of others for the first time made Zuo Qiu uncomfortable. He secretly punched Xiao Bojun and lowered his head, not daring to look at Ou Sheng and Cheng Ye’s faces.

Xiao Bojun looked at Zuo Qiu with affection, but his words were directed at Cheng Ye. “It doesn’t matter how poisonous the mouth is, as long as it doesn’t poison my Zuo Qiu.”

This move… Cheng Ye found it repulsive and couldn’t respond.

Ou Sheng couldn’t help but laugh heartily at Xiao Bojun’s words. He now felt that casting Xiao Bojun to play the character based on Cheng Ye was absolutely the right decision.

…

After dinner, the group sat on the sofa, drinking tea to digest. Zuo Qiu then suggested leaving. It was already late, and since they had to go to the film set tomorrow, Zuo Qiu wanted to go back early to prepare. They hadn’t had time to visit the set during their previous promotional trip to S City, and Zuo Qiu wanted to go early tomorrow.

Ou Sheng looked at his watch and said to Zuo Qiu, “There’s a spare car in the garage. You can take it for now. Having a car will make going in and out easier.”

The hotel was a bit far from the set, so driving would be much more convenient. Besides, S City was large, and having a car would also make it easier to go out and explore.

Zuo Qiu felt a little awkward and didn’t know how to respond.

“What’s wrong?” Ou Sheng asked, puzzled.

“Uh, well, I don’t have a driver’s license yet,” Zuo Qiu said, scratching his head.

“Then let Xiao Bojun drive.” Many rich second-generation kids start driving very young. Given Xiao Bojun’s wealthy background, Ou Sheng naturally assumed Xiao Bojun was the same.

“He, he hasn’t gotten one either.”

Cheng Ye understood now. So, Xiao Bojun couldn’t drive! How could he not drive at his age? Cheng Ye looked at Xiao Bojun disdainfully and laughed loudly, feeling completely refreshed at finding Xiao Bojun’s weakness.

Xiao Bojun’s expression remained unchanged. “So what if you can drive? How about we compare who can fly a plane better sometime?”

Cheng Ye’s laughter immediately stopped. This brat can fly a plane?

Xiao Bojun saw Cheng Ye’s expression and knew he couldn’t, so he scoffed, “Some people probably only know how to masturbate (da fēijī – literally ‘hit a plane,’ slang for masturbate). They probably haven’t even touched the controls of a real airplane, huh.”

Ou Sheng saw Cheng Ye’s face immediately darken and quickly interrupted. “It’s fine, it’s fine. I’ll have the driver take you. The car will be parked at the hotel for you to use.” Since neither of them had a license, it was fortunate that Guo Chen could drive. They could have Guo Chen drive them around.

Zuo Qiu didn’t dare stay at Ou Sheng’s house any longer, fearing that Xiao Bojun would provoke Brother Sheng further and they would start fighting again. Hearing Ou Sheng’s suggestion, Zuo Qiu quickly agreed, packed their things, and pulled Xiao Bojun toward the door.

Ou Sheng pulled Cheng Ye to walk them out. Cheng Ye reluctantly followed Ou Sheng, comforting himself internally that a gentleman doesn’t hold grudges against a child and that he, as an adult, should be accommodating. However, when he heard the conversation between the two ahead of him, he exploded again.

Zuo Qiu quietly asked Xiao Bojun ahead of him, “When did you learn to fly a plane? I never heard about it.” They had known each other for over three years, and Zuo Qiu had no idea Xiao Bojun could fly a plane, so he asked curiously.

Xiao Bojun subtly looked back. “Did I say I could fly one?”

Zuo Qiu was stunned. Only then did he realize that Xiao Bojun had said that deliberately to mislead Brother Ye and “humiliate” him. He had played it off so well! Zuo Qiu didn’t dare look back at Cheng Ye’s expression and quickly pulled Xiao Bojun out.

Sure enough, Cheng Ye was furious upon hearing Xiao Bojun’s words. He wanted to rush over and fight Xiao Bojun again, but Ou Sheng stopped him.

“You’re a grown man. Why are you competing with a child? Isn’t that embarrassing?”

Cheng Ye took a deep breath and decided to tolerate it for now. A gentleman’s revenge is never too late. Xiao Bojun would be in S City for the next few months. Could he really not find an opportunity to teach him a lesson?

Meanwhile, Xiao Bojun, unaware that misfortune was about to strike, was humming a tune in the car, his good mood evident. Since the last public premiere, Xiao Bojun had been planning how to turn the tables on Cheng Ye. Today, he finally succeeded. Looking at Cheng Ye’s angry face, Xiao Bojun felt the air itself had become sweet.

…

Back at the crew’s hotel, Guo Chen took them to their room and then left. Zuo Qiu looked at the neatly arranged room and was very satisfied with Guo Chen’s efficiency.

Seeing that there were no outsiders, Xiao Bojun wanted to take off his clothes and check his shoulder. He had endured the pain during dinner without showing any signs, but now it was probably worse. He stiffly pulled off his shirt, but after taking it halfway off, he couldn’t lift his arm anymore.

Zuo Qiu saw him frozen and unable to move and quickly came over to help. After gently removing his shirt, Zuo Qiu saw a large, bruised, and swollen area around Xiao Bojun’s left shoulder. It looked quite alarming.

“I’ll put an ice pack on it for you.” Xiao Bojun liked to fight, so Zuo Qiu had treated his injuries more than once, but this time it seemed more severe. Zuo Qiu was a little worried that he might have injured a bone.

Zuo Qiu found an ice pack in the refrigerator, wrapped it in a towel, and applied it to Xiao Bojun’s bruise.

“Can’t you two just get along with Brother Ye?” Zuo Qiu couldn’t understand what deep-seated hatred the two had. They acted like fighting cocks the moment they met. If it’s an arm injury this time, will it be something else next time?

Xiao Bojun remained silent. He and Cheng Ye had naturally conflicting auras, and peace between them would likely be difficult.

Zuo Qiu saw the reluctance on Xiao Bojun’s face and knew his wish for peace wouldn’t be granted, so he tried to reason with him. “We’ll have to deal with him for quite a while in the future. Can’t you two avoid having a full-scale fight every day?”

Zuo Qiu knew Cheng Ye would stay in S City to accompany Ou Sheng. If the two of them resorted to fighting whenever they disagreed, how could they have any peace?

“I just don’t like him.”

“He hasn’t done anything excessive. Just tolerate him,” Zuo Qiu said. In his view, Brother Sheng and Brother Ye were both good people and took care of them.

But Xiao Bojun didn’t agree. In his eyes, everything Cheng Ye did was wrong with a capital W. He hated people showing off their affection in front of him, and questioning his skills in bed was absolutely intolerable!

“I want to do it 7 times today,” Xiao Bojun suddenly announced.

Zuo Qiu didn’t understand why Xiao Bojun’s brain seemed infected when his shoulder was injured. If they actually did it 7 times, would Zuo Qiu even survive?

“Stop being ridiculous!”

“If Cheng Ye can do it 7 times a day, why can’t I?” If not 7 times a day, at least 3, 4, or 5 times should be possible. His pitiful highest record was only 2. He urgently wanted to break that record!

Zuo Qiu immediately understood the purpose of someone’s tantrum and replied, “You can do it.”

Before Xiao Bojun could be happy, Zuo Qiu poured him a glass of water and handed it to him. “Drink plenty of water. What’s 7 times a day? 14 times is nothing!”

Xiao Bojun was dumbfounded. When he said 7 times, he meant peeing, and he only said it to randomly snap back at Cheng Ye. He never thought Zuo Qiu would overhear it. Had he just smashed his own good dream with his own boast?