Male Sing and His Pet Owner: Chapter 59

On New Year’s Eve, Zhao Kaile put up the window decorations he bought online with great seriousness. Unfortunately, Zhan Hang’s house was simply too large, and he couldn’t cover it all by himself. He only decorated the main hall symbolically. After putting up the window decorations, he hung two lanterns at the door, then looked at his handiwork with satisfaction and nodded.

Zhan Hang sat on the sofa watching him bustle about all morning, occasionally flipping through his script. Near lunchtime, he received a call from Bai Li.

“Put the script in your hands aside for now, we’re not filming that one.” Bai Li said: “I’ll get you a better one.”

Zhan Hang: “……..I’ve already read half of it, and you say don’t film it and we don’t film it?”

Bai Li hmmed: “Next year is expected to be a big year for e-sports themed content. I saw a good IP, and I’ll fight to get you a good role.”

Zhan Hang detected something off, put down the script, and frowned asking: “What’s the situation? If you have something to say, say it directly, don’t lie to me.”

“……..” Bai Li sighed and said honestly: “The investors want to replace you.”

The role Zhan Hang held was the male lead of this drama. He immediately understood what was happening, his face turning cold: “Because of the previous farce?”

Bai Li hmmed.

Zhan Hang was silent, casually tossing the script aside with a rustling sound.

Zhao Kaile came into the room, saw this, and stepped forward to help him pick it up. But Zhan Hang looked up at him and said coldly: “Throw it away.”

“What’s wrong??” Zhao Kaile held the script at a loss, standing in place looking at him blankly.

Bai Li said on the other end: “Don’t take your anger out on Kaile. This kind of thing isn’t hard to predict, both you and I could have thought of it, that this might happen. Zhan Hang, you have to get through this period.”

Zhan Hang: “Then what have I been doing these days?”

Bai Li: “I also just received the news. The production side definitely wasn’t convenient to tell me directly. They beat around the bush for quite a while before I understood.”

“Got it.” Zhan Hang hung his head, looking at the floor, saying in a low voice: “Just in time for a rest.”

Bai Li hurriedly said: “There are still many good scripts. I can only slowly pick roles suitable for you. Wait for my news.”

Zhan Hang didn’t say anything more, hung up the phone expressionlessly.

Zhao Kaile asked: “Still throw it away…”

Zhan Hang slowly covered his forehead, saying in a low voice: “Throw it away.”

Zhao Kaile looked at him, feeling a faint sense of powerless heartache in his heart. He could only stuff the script into the trash can and pour him a fresh cup of hot tea.

“Hang ge, everything will pass.” He lowered his head to look at Zhan Hang, saying seriously: “Life is like this, there are ups and downs. Look, I met you at the lowest point in my life… you will definitely also meet a noble person in your life, a discerning Bole who appreciates you. He definitely won’t care about any outside voices…”

Zhan Hang’s eyebrows moved slightly. He slowly exhaled and raised his head.

Zhao Kaile tried hard to comfort him again: “There are plenty of good IPs on the market whose copyrights haven’t been sold yet. Sister Li can find one with a casual search. Her vision absolutely won’t be wrong…”

He spoke with great effort, but Zhan Hang raised his eyes, his expression as normal, asking like nothing was wrong: “Is the gift for Lu Jiayin tonight ready?”

Zhao Kaile was suddenly caught off guard by this question: “Huh?”

Zhan Hang: “She’s getting engaged tonight, you forgot?”

“……..” Zhao Kaile: “Holy shit!!!!”

The sun was setting in the west. Zhan Hang had already given the driver time off, so tonight he could only sit in the driver’s seat himself to go to the engagement banquet.

Zhao Kaile rushed into the passenger seat hugging the gift box, saying: “Done for done for, we’ll hit traffic at this hour.”

“What did you stuff in there again?” Zhan Hang tapped the steering wheel with his finger, asking impatiently: “What about the red envelope? Didn’t I tell you to string it with red thread?”

Zhao Kaile hurriedly searched through all the pockets on his body, finally remembering the red envelope was still under his pillow. So he immediately got out of the car, closed the door, and sprinted toward the house. Zhan Hang looked at the things he had rummaged out and thrown messily on the passenger seat, and was immediately speechless. He could only call out with a face full of dark lines: “Keys! Zhao Kaile!! Come back! How are you going to enter the door without keys!”

Zhao Kaile, who had finally run to the garage exit, had to turn back to get the keys. For the first time, he resented in his heart how spacious this house was.

Winter nights always arrived quickly. By the time he returned panting, it was already past five thirty. The two finally set off successfully.

Zhao Kaile collapsed in the passenger seat panting like a dead dog.

Zhan Hang scolded: “Always forgetting things, how did you not forget yourself at home.”

“I’m too excited.” Zhao Kaile sat up, rubbing his hands: “In a while do we still need to congratulate Sister Jiayin? What should I say…”

Zhan Hang said carelessly: “Isn’t it just congratulations, congratulations, may you have a baby soon, what else can you say.”

Zhao Kaile: “……..”

So perfunctory, truly worthy of you.

He opened his phone and searched for relevant congratulatory phrases, seriously choosing a simple one to memorize on the spot.

Arriving at a red light, the vehicles stopped one after another.

Zhan Hang caught out of the corner of his eye that Zhao Kaile hadn’t fastened his seatbelt, and reached out to help him. Zhao Kaile was looking out the window, muttering words, something about love as deep as fish and water, something about love as fierce as fire, something about forever being lovebirds spreading wings to greet the spring colors… But when he turned his head, his lips nearly touched Zhan Hang’s cheek. He was so startled that he shrank back, nervously holding his breath. Zhan Hang’s hand paused for a moment, then continued fastening the seatbelt as if nothing had happened, leaning back to his own position to wait for the green light.

The car was very quiet. Neither of them spoke.

Zhao Kaile was still immersed in the heart-stopping moment just now, unable to recover for a long time, thinking holy shit, he nearly kissed Hang ge’s face just now!

His thoughts drifted, and two voices split off in his mind.

One voice said lacking confidence: If he really kissed him it would be over, Hang ge would definitely think he’s taking advantage of him, and directly throw him out the car window…

Another voice said arrogantly: So what if he kissed him, so what? Both are men, what’s the big deal about one kiss?

The first voice said excitedly: This is Hang ge!! The Hang ge beloved and supported by thousands of female fans! If they knew Hang ge was kissed by a man, they would definitely want to tear him into pieces!

The second voice said again: Wake up, there are only two of you in the car. If something really happened, no third person would know.

The first voice said: Ahhhhh shut up!

“Zhao Kaile!” Zhan Hang’s voice suddenly broke into his brain: “We’ve arrived, what are you spacing out about again!”

Zhao Kaile immediately woke up, awkwardly pulling his scarf up higher.

The two got out of the car fully armed. Zhao Kaile carried two large gift boxes and followed closely behind him, entering the hotel elevator all the way to the large private room where the engagement banquet was being held.

Although Lu Jiayin had only invited close relatives and friends to the engagement banquet, and there were no other random people coming to network, there were still people who let out surprised exclamations upon seeing Zhan Hang. Zhan Hang had to cover himself up tightly.

After receiving the gifts, Lu Jiayin specially pointed out seats for them. Quite a few people from their company were already seated at the table. Only then did Zhan Hang dare to remove his mask.

A front desk girl sat beside them. Seeing Zhan Hang arrive, she hurriedly and eagerly fetched bowls and chopsticks for him, and pushed a set over to Zhao Kaile as well.

Zhan Hang asked: “Bai Li didn’t come?”

The people at the table looked at each other, still discussing, when the person at the center of the topic arrived.

“I’m late.” Bai Li caught her breath, took off her hat, sat down at her seat while laughing bitterly: “Traffic on the road, stuffed a few more red envelopes for Jiayin before she would let me in.” Several people burst into laughter, and the atmosphere finally warmed up a bit.

The chatting below was lively. The host came on stage, and the venue gradually quieted down. He invited the matchmaker and both sets of parents on stage to give speeches, followed by the tea ceremony, exchanging engagement rings, and other standard procedures.

After the meal started, Zhan Hang had originally only planned to sit symbolically for a while before preparing to slip away. But seeing Zhao Kaile happily guessing the names of the next dishes, he had to brace himself and sit down.

The front desk girl asked with interest: “You know this too?”

“This is Great Fortune Shining Bright.” Zhao Kaile said: “Majestic Hall Meeting, this plate, Eight Immortals Bringing Good News.”

That girl leaned in, curiously looking at the small words sprayed with colored food dye beside the dish, and said in surprise: “It really is.”

Zhao Kaile laughed hehe, turned back to look at Zhan Hang, his expression quite proud.

“Is there a prize for guessing right?” Zhan Hang struck down expressionlessly: “So good at making little girls happy?”

Zhao Kaile immediately said wronged: “No…”

“Ah, I’ll stop here, I still have some matters, going back first.” Bai Li ate a little symbolically, stood up with her bag and said to everyone: “You all eat slowly.”

Several people bid her farewell one after another. Bai Li said to Zhan Hang again: “Zhan Hang, check your phone after eating. I sent you some materials, remember to look at them.”

“Mm.” Zhan Hang responded, already having no intention to sit further, preparing to say goodbye to Lu Jiayin and leave.

Zhao Kaile got up with him and also bid farewell to everyone.

The two walked to an empty space by the wall. Two little boys holding drink bottles came chasing and roughhousing, directly crashing into Zhan Hang. Zhao Kaile was behind him, and he truly had nowhere to dodge. He could only reach out and catch the little rascal charging straight at him.

The child only felt it suddenly go dark before his eyes, then realized there was a wall of a person before him. So he frowned and stepped back a few steps, looking up discontentedly at this adult blocking the road.

Zhan Hang lowered his head and said bluntly: “Where are your parents? Don’t run around here.”

“Ah!” The child suddenly pointed at him and shrieked: “You’re that one!”

The child behind also realized something, pulling his little companion and screaming as they ran away.

The surrounding guests were all attracted by this unusually noisy sound, and couldn’t help but look at Zhan Hang a few more times.

One voice whispered: “Isn’t this the one who was on the hot search before… the big star from Jiayin’s company.”

Another voice said: “I know him, his name is Zhan Hang.”

“How could he do that kind of thing…”

“Those were all rumors, he already clarified them, don’t talk nonsense here.”

Zhao Kaile heard all the discussions clearly, hurriedly stepped forward, put the mask on Zhan Hang, and said nervously: “Hang ge, let’s go.”

Zhan Hang glanced at him, then slowly turned his gaze toward everyone, staring until all the gossipers couldn’t make a sound, before raising his head and leaving with large strides.