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A Contractual Marriage with the Best Leading Actor Chapter 66
I’m the Clown (2)
Shang Guang, who was by Xi Chengyun’s side throughout his entire career, was tearing up. Bai Qi was such a qualified partner. He knew so many things about Xi-ge from the past that Shang Guang himself didn’t know about. Bai Qi kept these things close to his heart. This path towards success wasn’t easy, it really wasn’t easy.
Shuang Guang felt distressed. He was also worried that Xi-ge would be completely swept away by Bai Qi’s beautiful words. He quickly turned around to look at Xi Chengyun. However, he realized that Xi Chengyun’s expression was a little
 complicated? He even seemed to be wearing a half-smile on his face???
‘Is there something wrong with me?’ Shang Guang was in a daze again. ‘How is Xi Chengyun not moved by Bai Qi’s words? Even I myself can’t take it anymore.’
Then, Shang Guang turned around to look at Xi Chengyun again. This time, he noticed a spark in Xi Chengyun’s eyes. The look in his eyes was
  like a beast who’d woken up after a long nap.
After a while, Qiu Sichuan said, “Okay.” He paused, and seemed to be holding himself back, “Then, have you ever thought about the fact that, perhaps, he doesn’t really like you?”
Cheng Jin: !
‘True enough, Qiu Sichuan is such a strange person! He even dared to say something like that right at Bai Qi’s face!’
“Why do you say that?” Bai Qi asked humbly, eager to learn. ‘Was our acting not good enough?’
“The outside world thinks highly of Xi Chengyun, they praise him for his professionalism and flawlessness. Even the media hardly reports anything about him in a bad light. This shows how high Xi Chengyun’s emotional intelligence is, and how thorough he is in the things he does.”
“However, despite being someone like this, he didn’t bother to alter the watch to fit you. He even had an entire day to do so.”
“Maybe he didn’t have the tools to adjust the strap. Fine. But before he gave you the present, he should have apologized to you first and told you that the strap is too big, but that’s okay because you can adjust it later on.”
“Yet, he ended up noticing the problem after he’d put it on your wrist,” Qiu Sichuan paused.
“It’s either he doesn’t care about the gifts, or he doesn’t even know the size of your wrist. Has he never held your hand despite the both of you being so close?”
‘Oh no, I don’t know how to respond to this.’
Shang Guang couldn’t help but turn to look at Xi Chengyun again. ‘Exactly. This is kinda weird. It’s never been a challenge for Xi-ge to think everything through before acting on something.’
The smile on Xi Chengyun’s face dimmed, and it seemed like he was pondering on something. Everyone thought that he only acted in front of the camera, however, in reality, he was acting all the time.
However, for just that moment, he had slipped up. Xi Chengyun bit on his lower lip and prepared to walk over to help Bai Qi. However, he heard Bai Qi say, “It doesn’t matter. We know each other’s sizes! So who cares about that?”
Xi Chengyun immediately halted in his steps. “...”
“...” Qiu Sichuan, Shang Guang, and Cheng Jin were speechless.
‘I don’t understand, I don’t want to understand,’ Cheng Jin wanted to say that, but a little train uncontrollably drove past his mind.
Qiu Sichuan didn’t know if Bai Qi was too young, or if Bai Qi was just too in love with Xi Chengyun. “Doesn’t it matter that he doesn’t love you?”
Bah Qi was well prepared for this question. “It doesn’t matter, as long as I love him.” His expression was a little too cheery as he said that.
Qiu Sichuan looked at Bai Qi’s reaction and thought, ‘This reaction is definitely different from most people, and different from what I imagined.’
When most people say “It doesn’t matter, as long as I love him”, they’d have a pained and upset expression on their faces. This is because their taste of romance had turned from honey to mud.
However, that wasn’t the case for Bai Qi. He was able to look past these things. Bai Qi knew exactly what he wanted from the start.
At first, Qiu Sichuan thought that Bai Qi could perhaps need his advice and comfort, but now, he realized that Bai Qi didn’t need it. So, he didn’t carry on with the conversation and let go of the feeling that had been bothering him for a long time.
Qiu Sichuan placed something in Bai Qi’s hand. “A gift.”
Bai Qi opened his palm and saw a small lucky pouch.
“Are you wishing me wealth and prosperity?”
Qiu Sichuan remained quiet.
‘Huh, was that not it?’ Bai Qi then continued, “Or, are you wishing me the best of luck? To win a million from the lottery? Or maybe to get another drink?”
Qiu Sichuan didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. He didn’t mean that when he gave it to him. He hoped that Bai Qi would be able to carry on his life with his best wishes and to obtain his heart’s desires. He didn’t want Bai Qi to live like him, someone who lived terribly and blinded by his own stubbornness.
Yet, now
 “Mn, exactly. My wishes are all that you’ve mentioned. I hope you’ll always be happy and healthy.”
Bai Qi smiled sweetly as he said, “Thank you, and you too.”
“I will,” Qiu Sichuan said.