Pretending Not to Love You [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 60

Chapter 60

On Cheng Ye and Xiao Bojun’s side, the two arrived together at a helicopter practice field in the suburbs of S City. The owner of the field had clearly been notified. As soon as the two arrived, a manager and an instructor came over to greet them.

The manager led them to a helicopter, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then left, leaving the instructor with them.

The instructor briefly explained the key points to the two and was about to open the cockpit door to give them a practical demonstration.

Cheng Ye stopped the instructor. “Wait a moment,” he said, then turned to Xiao Bojun. “Someone claimed he was quite good at flying a plane. How about you show off your skills first?”

Xiao Bojun looked troubled and remained silent.

Seeing his expression, Cheng Ye was more certain that he had been bragging earlier. So he said, “How about this: if you can fly the helicopter around this training field just once, you win. If you win, I’ll give you a car. If you lose, you have to call me ‘Big Brother’ three times every time you see me from now on.”

The wager was childish and nasty. He knew Xiao Bojun couldn’t drive, yet he used a car as the stake. If he lost, although he wouldn’t lose anything material, forcing the arrogant Xiao Bojun to call him “Big Brother”—a man he barely addressed normally—would be far more agonizing for him.

Cheng Ye expected Xiao Bojun to hesitate, but unexpectedly, Xiao Bojun smirked, said, “It’s a deal,” and walked into the cockpit.

That smile gave Cheng Ye a bad feeling. Sure enough, once Xiao Bojun entered the cockpit, the helicopter smoothly and slowly lifted off. After circling the training field once, Cheng Ye thought he would land immediately. However, Xiao Bojun not only didn’t descend but continued to ascend. When the aircraft was barely visible, it suddenly nose-dived toward the ground.

Cheng Ye’s pupils contracted, fearing an accident had occurred, but the helicopter suddenly stopped its dive and continued to fly horizontally. Cheng Ye was furious, finally realizing he had been tricked by Xiao Bojun.

The instructor, who had been watching the entire time, told Cheng Ye, “His skills are better than mine. Perhaps you should let him teach you.”

Cheng Ye’s face instantly darkened.

Xiao Bojun exited the helicopter, rubbing his messed-up hair as he walked toward Cheng Ye. The obvious smugness in his eyes made Cheng Ye want to beat him up.

Xiao Bojun had learned to fly a plane in high school. At that time, his friends and classmates were all wealthy scions who didn’t care about school. With money and free time, they specialized in thrilling sports. Driving race cars, helicopters, and water skiing were all child’s play for them. Of course, all of Xiao Bojun’s past activities had been completely banned after the car accident.

“I was just about to get a driver’s license. Thank you, Brother Ye, for the sponsorship! Oh, and I’m not picky about the car. That Phantom will do nicely.”

Cheng Ye scoffed internally. He certainly didn’t think “the Phantom will do nicely,” considering he had originally planned to give him a domestic car worth less than 100,000 yuan to “humiliate” him.

Xiao Bojun ignored Cheng Ye’s foul expression, hummed a tune, found a bench to rest on, and prepared to report to his lover. He had just effortlessly pocketed one of the world’s most expensive luxury cars. It couldn’t be more awesome!

…

When the two returned to the set, the last scene had just been filmed. The director was instructing the stagehands to pack up the props, and Ou Sheng was discussing acting techniques with Zuo Qiu. Seeing the two who had been missing all day, Ou Sheng greeted them.

“How was it?” If he hadn’t had a scene to film, Ou Sheng would have liked to experience soaring through the sky himself.

Xiao Bojun showed a rare hint of a smile. “Quite fruitful.”

As soon as he said this, Ou Sheng noticed Cheng Ye’s unhappy face. He guessed that the man had definitely been humiliated by Xiao Bojun again, so he shook his head and didn’t follow up.

Zuo Qiu, hearing Xiao Bojun’s remark, became extremely interested. He walked over to Xiao Bojun and asked him, “Really? Do you know how to fly now?”

Xiao Bojun knew instantly that Zuo Qiu hadn’t seen his message, so he took his hand and walked toward the lounge area, saying, “Yes, I know how to fly now. Besides that, Brother Ye also awarded us a car. I’ll take you for a drive once I get my license.”

The two had planned to buy a car together, but now they had one without having to pay for it. Zuo Qiu’s eyes sparkled with joy. “Really? Brother Ye is so good to us.”

Ou Sheng watched the two young lovers walk away, then turned to look at Cheng Ye, who looked like he was desperately trying to stop himself from spitting blood. Ou Sheng laughed. “Got tricked again?”

Cheng Ye was furious at the mention of it and started venting. “That little brat set a trap for me to jump into. I…”

Ou Sheng listened to Cheng Ye’s first sentence and then walked inside. Over the years, he had witnessed Cheng Ye’s intelligence rapidly decline. He used to be evenly matched when competing with Rong Jingchen, but after getting married, he was instantly defeated by him. Being crushed by the old fox Grandpa Rong was one thing, but now he was falling for a trap set by an undergraduate who hadn’t even graduated… Ou Sheng didn’t know what to say. People said pregnancy makes you stupid for three years; for Cheng Ye, marriage made him stupid for a hundred years.

Cheng Ye realized what he had said only when Ou Sheng walked away without listening to the rest of his story. How could he admit that he was inferior to a greenhorn young man! What a miscalculation! As Cheng Ye hurried toward Ou Sheng, he swore internally that he would definitely redeem himself in front of Xiao Bojun.

…

Zuo Qiu changed back into his clothes, took his phone back from Guo Chen, and saw the message Xiao Bojun had sent him. He finished reading it and asked Xiao Bojun in surprise, “Brother Ye is really going to give us a Phantom?”

Boys naturally have an interest in cars, and although he couldn’t afford a luxury car, this didn’t stop Zuo Qiu from knowing the car’s value. He had only heard Xiao Er say that Cheng Ye would give him a car, but he didn’t realize Brother Ye would be so generous.

Xiao Bojun didn’t mention that he had chosen the car himself. He simply replied, “Yep.”

His wife had tricked him out of something, and it was only fair for the husband to recoup some interest. It was totally worth it! Speaking of which, Xiao Bojun still held a grudge about being tricked by Ou Sheng before, and now that he had received some compensation, that little rift in his heart slowly disappeared.

“Brother Ye is so generous,” Zuo Qiu thought for a moment and then asked Xiao Bojun, “Should we send a return gift? I feel a little uneasy accepting such a huge gift.”

Zuo Qiu didn’t like being indebted to others, and receiving a major gift without cause made him feel uncomfortable.

Xiao Bojun put his arm around Zuo Qiu’s shoulder to comfort him. “It’s fine. Brother Ye won’t even notice this small amount of money.” Seeing Zuo Qiu’s disapproving look, Xiao Bojun added, “Then we’ll just focus on filming, try to get more box office revenue, and let Brother Sheng earn more. We can consider that the return gift. How’s that?”

Zuo Qiu nodded at this. They were currently poor and couldn’t afford an equivalent gift, so working hard was the only way they could repay them.

After successfully soothing Zuo Qiu, the two left the lounge area together. Guo Chen was already waiting for them outside the door.

The hotel Ou Sheng had chosen for the launch celebration was not far from the set, about a ten-minute drive. Since the two came out relatively late, many crew members had already left. A few who hadn’t managed to squeeze into the cars were still waiting for the vehicles to return and pick them up.

“Our car can take two people. Do you want to come with us?” Zuo Qiu said to the people by the door.

After a day of working together, the crew members knew that Zuo Qiu had a good personality and no airs. Thus, two supporting actresses got into the car. Xiao Bojun sat in the passenger seat, and the two actresses chatted with Zuo Qiu in the back.

“Your relationship is truly wonderful. I haven’t seen a group with such a good relationship in the entertainment industry.”

One of the actresses commented. She wasn’t just flattering them. Many male and female groups who appeared friendly in public were often fiercely competitive in private. Few groups were like them—always together, one not minding being a supporting role to the other. Although Xiao Bojun seemed a bit aloof, the fact that he was willing to sacrifice his time to come to the set early to learn gave everyone a good impression of him.

Zuo Qiu felt a little guilty hearing this but humbly replied, “Not bad, not bad.”

The two actresses then started discussing the currently popular Fledgling with Zuo Qiu, praising their acting skills and claiming the box office would definitely surpass the domestic record.

Ten minutes passed quickly. Upon reaching their destination, the two girls went into the hotel first.

Xiao Bojun looked at their retreating figures and couldn’t help but complain, “Noisy! They wouldn’t stop talking. My head is throbbing.”

Zuo Qiu glanced at him. “They’re our colleagues. Don’t talk about them like that.”

Xiao Bojun didn’t reply. He rarely talked about others, only occasionally venting to Zuo Qiu privately.

Zuo Qiu knew exactly what Xiao Bojun was thinking, but he still felt it was wrong.

Seeing Zuo Qiu’s persistent look of disapproval, Xiao Bojun glanced left and right. Seeing no one nearby, he secretly squeezed Zuo Qiu’s hand for a second. “Alright, alright, I’ll listen to you. I won’t say it again.”

Xiao Bojun didn’t understand when he had become so thoroughly tamed by Zuo Qiu, and so willingly at that.

Zuo Qiu said no more, and the two walked side-by-side toward the hotel.

…

Just as they entered the lobby, the two encountered an unexpected person.

Xiao Bojun’s expression remained unchanged. He glanced at the person and then turned his head away.

Zuo Qiu was a little surprised and was about to say hello, but seeing the person avoid his gaze, he decided not to make a fool of himself.

Thus, the two brushed past a couple walking arm-in-arm opposite them.

The man in the couple turned back to look at Zuo Qiu and Xiao Bojun’s retreating figures, touching the corner of his mouth with his right hand, a look of intrigue on his face.

“A perfect top and a perfect bottom, and they’re a couple. Interesting.”

This man liked both men and women, commonly known as bisexual, so it was not surprising that he immediately recognized the pair of GAYs.

However, his latest female companion exclaimed loudly in surprise, “What did you say?”

The man frowned and turned to his rude companion, his eyes filled with condemnation.

The female companion realized her lapse in decorum and quickly whispered in her defense, “The taller one is my ex-boyfriend.”

As it turned out, this woman was Xiao Bojun’s ex-girlfriend—Zeng Xinyi.