Male Sing and His Pet Owner: Chapter 41

It wasn’t until evening when they returned to the hotel that Zhan Hang finally had a moment to check Weibo and understood what Bai Li meant by “Zhao Jingran will post on Weibo to help us clarify.” It turned out to be a disgustingly nauseating post, selling “fu” with a photo of them hugging each other.

Zhan Hang’s face showed utter revulsion. After thinking it over, he still ordered Zhao Kaile to post a response on Weibo.

“What should we reply?” Zhao Kaile asked tentatively while holding his phone. “Thank you Jingran, my good brother?”

Zhan Hang said impatiently, “Sure. Post it.”

After Zhao Kaile posted it, he found Zhan Hang’s expression quite amusing and asked with a laugh, “Brother Hang, do you not like fans pairing you and Zhao Jingran as a CP?”

“What guy would like that?” Zhan Hang said displeased. “Stirring up a CP with a girl is one thing. What’s there to stir up with a guy? It’s so weird. These girls nowadays actually eat this stuff up.”

Since taking the position as Zhan Hang’s assistant, Zhao Kaile had done extensive research in various areas to better understand Zhan Hang and the circle he moved in. Hearing this, he immediately volunteered enthusiastically, “I know, I know! These are fujoshi, right? They just like watching two handsome guys being all lovey dovey. There’s no malice. They pair you two together because they like both of you.”

“I don’t want to be in a CP with him.” Zhan Hang said coldly. “I want to kick him to death.”

Zhao Kaile: “…”

Do you really think you’re a gangster!!

“Brother Hang, let’s not be so… when we run into him in the future…” Zhao Kaile said, “After all, Zhao Jingran is really hot right now. His fans are vicious when they curse people out.”

“Yes, yes, I’m not as popular as him.” Zhan Hang flipped through a magazine indignantly. “Damn, a traffic star with no acting skills. He’ll only be red for two or three years. What’s he being so arrogant about.”

Zhao Kaile agreed repeatedly, “Exactly, exactly. Just a pretty face!”

Zhan Hang continued his output, “Who doesn’t know he got famous from filming a gay drama? What’s he pretending for, really thinking he’s some big shot.”

Zhao Kaile: “Yeah, oh my, who says otherwise.” “What are you doing playing the straight man here?!” Zhan Hang said fiercely, “Go run the bath! I want to shower!”

Zhao Kaile got yelled at for no reason, made a gesture of taking his leave, and respectfully rolled away.

Days passed one by one. When Li Yang acted opposite Zhan Hang again, his condition was already much better than the first day. It seemed that once they got familiar, he loosened up a bit more.

Wang Hua pulled several important cast members together to discuss the scene. Zhao Kaile and Jin Mengjie sat off set eating melon seeds together.

“I thought Zhan Hang and Zhao Jingran had a terrible relationship.” Jin Mengjie found it strange and said, “I didn’t expect they could take such intimate photos together.”

Zhao Kaile said, “Haha, they’re all good brothers.”

Jin Mengjie had a teasing expression. “I get it.”

No, you don’t get it.

Zhao Kaile took a sip of tea, his expression calm and detached, desperately trying to suppress his desire to reveal the truth.

Jin Mengjie asked, “That time I sent you a message and you didn’t respond at all. It’s Zhan Hang’s turn to rest this week. Where are you planning to go play?”

“Probably not going anywhere to play.” Zhao Kaile thought about it and said, “Brother Hang is actually quite a homebody. He doesn’t go out much unless there’s something important.”

“Oh, you can’t tell. I thought he was the type who liked to go out partying and living it up when he wasn’t filming.” Jin Mengjie said surprised.

Zhao Kaile almost spat out his tea, “No way!”

Jin Mengjie, “Then what are his usual hobbies?”

“Just reading news, reading novels, stuff like that…” Zhao Kaile’s face was full of conflict. He thought that if she kept asking like this, she would eventually dig up Zhan Hang’s entire family tree. So he switched from defense to offense and asked proactively, “By the way, how did you apply for the job as Li Yang’s assistant?”

Jin Mengjie said, “I’m sort of his distant cousin, but not that close. Just a bit of relation.”

Zhao Kaile, “Oh oh, distant relatives. That’s pretty good. Having family take care of you is better than having other people.”

“Yeah.” Jin Mengjie smiled, “His other assistants all have to listen to me. It’s like being an official.”

Zhao Kaile nodded along, racking his brain for questions, but still got beaten to the punch by Jin Mengjie.

She smiled and asked, “Actually it’s just… during the rest days, Yangyang wants to treat Brother Hang to a meal. Could you help us talk to him?”

The sun was setting in the west. Zhan Hang sat in the car on the way back and said firmly, “Not going. Decline it.”

Zhao Kaile said worriedly, “Brother Hang, I’ve never seen you go out and play with friends. Do you really not make friends at all…”

“…” The corner of Zhan Hang’s mouth twitched. “I have plenty of friends.”

Zhao Kaile, “Zhang Wenqian can’t always hang out with you. She’s busy too.”

Zhan Hang expressionlessly shoved his phone in his face, “See all these messages? They’re all calling me out to eat and drink. I decline all of them because work is too busy. You think I’m like you, going out to find your unreliable buddies to play the moment you have time off.”

Zhao Kaile said in terror, “I see, I see!”

Zhan Hang snorted coldly, put away his phone, and continued replying to messages.

Zhao Kaile said again, “Actually their people are pretty okay I feel. It’s been half a month. You can’t fake it for this long.”

“What can you even tell?” Zhan Hang had a face full of disdain, “This kid inviting me to dinner definitely isn’t holding in any good farts.”

The night before the rest day, Zhao Kaile had no choice but to send Jin Mengjie a pitiful message, saying Zhan Hang wasn’t feeling well and couldn’t make it. Jin Mengjie replied with a crying emoji.

In the bathroom, Zhan Hang watched a match on his phone while Zhao Kaile vigorously scrubbed bubbles on his back.

“Damn.” Zhan Hang was engrossed in watching, cursing under his breath, “What kind of play is this.”

After Zhao Kaile finished scrubbing him and rinsed him with water, he picked up his clothes to take out and wash.

In the hallway, Bai Li called to ask how Zhan Hang had been doing recently. Zhao Kaile rattled off some trivial matters, then shared his confusion with her too, “Li Yang wants to treat Brother Hang to dinner. He seems really eager to get on good terms with Brother Hang.”

Bai Li said, “Then go. Li Yang’s background is relatively clean. Having a friend like that is no problem.”

“But Brother Hang doesn’t want to go.” Zhao Kaile laughed dryly.

“That’s just how he is.” Bai Li had a bit of pharyngitis. She drank some water and continued, “If he doesn’t want to go, don’t force it. Does he still look down on the other person quite a bit?”

Zhao Kaile, “Um… somewhat.”

“Then just keep an eye on him and don’t let him show it too obviously.” Bai Li’s tone softened a bit, “The temperature has dropped recently. Both of you take care not to catch a cold.”

Zhao Kaile, “Got it!”

On the actual rest day, Zhan Hang indeed had nothing to do and didn’t want to go anywhere. Zhao Kaile couldn’t get him up in the morning, so he had to come over at noon to drop off the clean clothes. When he opened the door, Zhan Hang was still wearing a bathrobe, sleepy eyed.

Zhao Kaile entered the room, saying, “Brother Hang, you didn’t eat breakfast. Isn’t your stomach uncomfortable? What do you want for lunch?”

“Mm.” Zhan Hang couldn’t even be bothered to answer. He clearly hadn’t slept enough yet and slowly returned to bed.

Zhao Kaile put away the clothes and turned around, stepping precisely on his foot.

Zhan Hang: “…”

“!!!” Zhao Kaile hurriedly withdrew his foot, apologized repeatedly, then stumbled and fell onto Zhan Hang’s bed, sinking into the soft quilt.

The scene once again fell into silence.

Zhan Hang reached out and pulled him up, holding back laughter until he was much more awake, “Zhao Kaile, did your cerebellum not fully develop?”

Zhao Kaile experienced social death on the spot, his toes curling awkwardly, “I I I’m going out.”

“Forget it.” Zhan Hang said, “I’m going out. You pick out clothes. Let’s go eat.”

He finished speaking and went into the bathroom to wash up. Zhao Kaile desperately tried to convince himself to forget what just happened and face the brand new day with a smile. He picked out a baseball cap that fans had given Zhan Hang and casually paired it with a set of thick casual clothes, laying them out on the bed.

Zhan Hang came out and changed into them. He was barely satisfied. When he saw the cap, he was rather disdainful, “So ugly.”

“Fans gave it.” Zhao Kaile said, “I remember it was a very cute girl.”

Zhan Hang looked at his expectant face and had no choice but to casually put it on his head, sling a bag over his shoulder, and head out.

Xiao Li drove the two of them around in circles. Zhan Hang flipped through phone apps bored out of his mind, “What do you want to eat? Thai food? Japanese cuisine? Western food?”

Zhao Kaile happened to see an ad for a McDonald’s new product. His eyes instantly lit up. He hesitantly pointed outside the window.

“…” Zhan Hang said mockingly, “Little classmate Zhao Kaile, if it’s just McDonald’s, wouldn’t it be the same eating it anywhere? Why did we specially drive around to eat McDonald’s here?”

Zhao Kaile couldn’t hide his disappointment and said, “Okay okay, then whatever works.”

Zhan Hang turned his face away in annoyance, “You go yourself. I’m not accompanying you.”

Xiao Li asked honestly, “Then should I stop up ahead?”

“Yes!” Zhao Kaile was overjoyed, “Xiao Li, do you want to eat? My treat.”

Xiao Li smiled honestly, “Then thanks, Brother Le.”

When they arrived, Xiao Li specifically got out of the car to accompany Zhao Kaile as they squeezed in with a crowd of adults and children into McDonald’s. When they came back, he was still holding a toy in his hand. Zhao Kaile eyed the other one in Xiao Li’s hand with envy and asked him a bit shyly if he could have it. Xiao Li generously gave it to him.

Zhan Hang looked at the two treasures he was cradling in his hands in disbelief, “You went through all this for these two ugly toys?”

“This is Buzz Lightyear!” Zhao Kaile had a wounded expression, “How is he ugly!”

Zhan Hang: “…Forget it, forget it. Drive. Let’s go.”

He picked and chose, but in the end didn’t go to any big shopping mall. He casually entered a Korean restaurant. While eating, Zhan Hang secretly used his phone to look up what the hell Buzz Lightyear even was. After looking it up, he was even more speechless.

Toy Story.

It seemed this kid didn’t just have an underdeveloped cerebellum. His brain was the same.

Zhao Kaile didn’t go in and sit with him. After ordering, he went back to the car first to eat his burger.

After finishing his meal, he placed Buzz Lightyear and Woody together and took a photo, posting it enthusiastically on his Moments. Zhan Hang saw it immediately. His finger hesitated for a moment, but he still gave it a like.

Xiao Li asked, “You’re not going up to eat with Brother Hang?”

Zhao Kaile said indignantly, “Not going.”

Xiao Li took a sip of Coke and laughed, “He probably doesn’t understand us common people’s hobbies. Don’t be so angry. Nothing worth getting angry about.”

“Do you think Buzz Lightyear is ugly?!” Zhao Kaile caught the most important point and still had a face full of being bothered.

“Not ugly.” Xiao Li asked, “What character is he from?”

Zhao Kaile said, “Toy Story, Pixar, you know? Disney.”

Xiao Li said, “I know Disney. My nephew likes watching these.”

Zhao Kaile: “…”

A dozen or so minutes later, Zhan Hang came out. Zhao Kaile watched him through the car window and suddenly saw a girl come out behind him, walking very quickly, seemingly heading straight for Zhan Hang.

Zhan Hang walked out of the restaurant. The girl grabbed his wrist and said excitedly, “Zhan… Zhan Hang?? Are you Zhan Hang?”