Male Sing and His Pet Owner: Chapter 120

Director Gu: Is that so? You have quite a talent.

Director Gu: Do you have any intention of developing in this direction? I can introduce you to some people.

Zhao Kaile: Haha, thanks! Not for now, my life is pretty fulfilling at the moment.

Director Gu: When would you have time, would it be convenient to chat? After receiving your revised script, I took some time to have a meeting with them. I still hope to discuss things with you in person.

Zhao Kaile had been quite happy to be praised, but seeing this, he knew that the so called introduction definitely wouldn’t come free. If he really went to his gathering, who knew what kind of people would be there.

Zhao Kaile: Sorry… I’ve been pretty busy lately, you know Brother Hang’s schedule is packed.

Zhao Kaile: You all can revise it further yourselves, it doesn’t matter whether my name is credited or not.

Director Gu: How could that be.

He then went on and on, seeming very sincere, his words inside and out suggesting he really wanted to invite Zhao Kaile to be his right hand man. Zhao Kaile was very moved but still declined, humbly putting himself down as worthless, leaving no room at all. Director Gu could only sigh with regret and exit the stage.

The whole day, whenever Zhao Kaile saw Zhan Hang’s face, he felt awkward.

Past the initial brainless honeymoon period, and after that weird conversation with Zhan Hang last night, he had started to worry about gains and losses just like any other newbie in love, often imagining scenes that made him feel sad. For example, holding hands with Zhan Hang outside and getting discovered by paparazzi, then exposed, Zhan Hang’s reputation in ruins and popularity hitting rock bottom… For example, Zhan Hang getting too deep into a role in some drama and doing it for real with the female star, then abandoning him… For example, Zhan Hang getting tired of their current relationship and heartlessly dumping him, firing him and kicking him out of the house… For example…

Sure enough, the one who said they liked the other first loves the deepest.

Zhao Kaile glanced at Zhan Hang, who was drinking water, and felt so sad he was about to wither.

Zhan Hang: “…….”

There were people everywhere, so Zhan Hang thought for a moment, took out his phone, and sent Zhao Kaile a message.

Zhan Hang: What’s wrong, wife?

Zhao Kaile heard the notification sound, sobered up a bit, stared at Zhan Hang’s message for a few seconds, forwarded his chat history with Director Gu to him, and replied: Nothing, I just seemed to say the wrong thing earlier and was thinking about how to fix it.

Zhan Hang finished reading the chat history and replied: That response was fine, don’t give him too much face. You didn’t say anything wrong, don’t be unhappy.

Zhao Kaile: Sigh.

Zhan Hang: Why are you sighing?

Zhan Hang: (っ*′｀*)っ

Zhao Kaile: How are you still acting cute!

Zhan Hang: (⊙o⊙) Is that not allowed?

Zhao Kaile: ……..

Zhao Kaile put away his phone, looked up at Zhan Hang, and found that he still had that cool and aloof poker face, as if the person who had just been messaging him was a completely different person. This contrast made Zhao Kaile completely lose it, and he buried his head laughing for a long time. Zhan Hang moved his eyebrows, his eyes carrying a trace of gentle helplessness.

A commotion suddenly came from the distance, as if some big shot had arrived in grand style.

But Zhan Hang wasn’t curious at all. After all, in this small filming set, no one could outshine him at the moment. Zhao Kaile was also someone who liked to watch the excitement, but ever since Zhan Hang had knocked some sense into him, he had barely learned to restrain his various emotional displays in front of outsiders, trying to make himself look like he had seen the world…

“What are you talking about? Laughing so happily.” A familiar and bright female voice came, accompanied by a chorus of admiration from the onlookers.

Zhao Kaile ultimately failed to restrain himself, sprang up from his seat, and looked at the visitor in shock, stammering, “Zhang zhang zhang zhang…”

“Wenqian, what are you doing here?” Zhan Hang smoothly showed a surprised expression, got up and took the initiative to give Zhang Wenqian a brief hug. “Not busy?”

Zhang Wenqian smiled and said, “I just wrapped up at the neighboring set, came by to see you.” She glanced at Zhao Kaile, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. “Didn’t we just see each other? Why are you stuttering again, Kaile? Sit down.”

Zhao Kaile of course didn’t dare sit, moved his chair next to her and gestured for her to sit, while feeling increasingly awkward inside.

What exactly is the situation now…

Other people think my goddess and my man are a couple, but actually my man and I are the couple. My man previously thought I wanted to be a couple with my goddess, and seemed quite bothered by it, but now it seems like I’m the one who’s bothered…

How did this happen!!!

“Wow… Zhang Wenqian looks so good in person!”

“Right, she already looks so thin and petite on TV! I didn’t expect her to be even thinner in real life!”

“Her figure is amazing…”

“Her skin doesn’t even need any smoothing! The raw photos are already stunning!”

Zhang Wenqian was used to the admiration all around, paying it no mind at all, only focusing on Zhan Hang. She went through the motions of exchanging pleasantries, and Zhan Hang knew at a glance that this trip was mostly another task assigned to her by Xia Xingqing. So he cooperated very well, chatting with her in a half hearted way, his words and actions all measured with extreme precision, neither crossing the line into ambiguity nor making people feel like they were forcing a fake on screen couple.

“How long have they been at it without making it official…”

“They’re just friends okay, if they really liked each other could they hide it for this long? It’s all an act for you to see.”

“But they really interact so frequently, even when they haven’t filmed together in a long time they’re still interacting. How could that be acting!”

“Have you looked at the CP rankings? For a year or two now, their CP fans have been very stable, staying in the top ten for a long time. That means this batch of fans is too sticky, the money is made off these kinds of people…”

“Right, I also heard that Kaile’s novel got sold?” After finishing her smiling conversation with Zhan Hang, Zhang Wenqian turned to look at Zhao Kaile. “How is it now? Has the project been approved?”

Zhao Kaile was startled, and gave Zhan Hang a meaningful look.

Zhan Hang turned to look elsewhere, his ears twitching.

“……” Zhao Kaile laughed awkwardly. “No news for now, I’ll tell you when there is!”

Zhang Wenqian said, “Sure, Kaile, you’re really amazing. When the time comes, I’ll definitely go audition at the production, and fight to become the female lead of your first screen work!”

Zhao Kaile was so moved he thought, my god, do you even need to fight for it? If you really want to come, I’ll kneel in front of the director and make him give you this role… But he said politely, “Sure, sure.”

After all, Zhan Hang was still beside him, so he couldn’t be too obvious about fawning over her.

Sure enough, when they returned to the hotel that evening, Zhan Hang started settling accounts with him the moment the door closed.

“The original author personally appoints the female lead, right?” Zhan Hang said bluntly. “Who do you think you are, Qiong Yao or Jin Yong? Who would listen to the suggestion of a nobody like you? Wake up!”

Zhao Kaile said, “It’s not really going to be filmed! I was just talking!”

Zhan Hang: “Don’t tell me the female lead of every one of your books is based on her!”

Zhao Kaile pinched his fingers, looking at the wall. “Not every one…” He remembered something and immediately retorted, “You’re the one who was pretending to be her boyfriend! I haven’t done anything with her!”

Zhan Hang said angrily, “You might as well have carved her into your DNA! Those little routines between her and me weren’t obviously fake at a glance? All the interactions were done right in front of you. If you really feel there’s anything inappropriate, don’t beat around the bush, tell me straight up right now, and I’ll change it immediately!”

Zhao Kaile: “…….”

This…

Is this what they mean by saying the softest words with the fiercest tone?

Zhao Kaile immediately couldn’t stay mad anymore, clutching his stomach and laughing until he collapsed on the bed. Zhan Hang watched him from the side with a blank expression, not saying a word for a long time. A minute later, Zhao Kaile finished laughing, got up and wiped away the tears from laughing, and said to Zhan Hang, “Then forget it, I won’t let her be the female lead.”

Zhan Hang’s mouth twitched. He reached out and roughly rubbed his head, saying, “All day long, I don’t know what you’re overthinking.”

Zhao Kaile reached out, actively hugged his waist, pressed his face against Zhan Hang’s waist, and let out two hehe laughs.

Zhan Hang pinched the back of his neck. “What exactly happened today?”

Zhao Kaile made a vague sound, feeling his palm dry and warm, skin against skin, intimate and comfortable.

Zhan Hang: “If something’s wrong, say it. Don’t bottle it up yourself. How would I know if you don’t say it?”

Zhao Kaile fell silent at this.

The room was quiet for a while. Zhan Hang waited until he thought Zhao Kaile had fallen asleep, but Zhao Kaile finally spoke.

“Brother Hang, last night you said I shouldn’t be your assistant anymore.” Zhao Kaile looked up at him, his face full of sadness. “Did you want to, want to break up with me.”

Zhan Hang: “……..”

Zhan Hang: “?!?!”

Zhao Kaile: “I can stop being your assistant, but I still want to take care of you, is that okay? I don’t want salary or benefits anymore, I just want to see you every day…”

Zhan Hang: “Wait a minute.”

Zhao Kaile paid no attention and continued, “I talk so much normally, you must be pretty annoyed with me too… but not letting you smoke really is for your own good, smokers’ lungs are all black…”

“……” Zhan Hang was speechless, reached out to tilt his chin up, and kissed him.

Zhao Kaile was full of sorrow and couldn’t feel anything at all, thinking to himself, why is he kissing me at a time like this… this couldn’t be a goodbye kiss, could it.

After the kiss, Zhan Hang said fiercely, “Zhao Kaile, listen to me! I love you! You’re the cutest chatterbox I’ve ever seen in my life!”

Probably because Zhan Hang had never expressed his love in such direct and explicit language before, both sides were stunned after he said it.

Zhao Kaile stared at him blankly for a while, swallowed, and asked, “Then why did you… ask, ask those things?”

Zhan Hang covered his eyes and took a while to recover, then took a breath and said, “I was afraid your little bit of talent would be buried, understand? I’m not going to tie you down to work like a cow or horse for me. You do whatever you want to do, I completely respect your wishes.”