Chapter 25.1

Zhao Xingguang almost collapsed at the thought of the piles of various desserts. With a smile on his face he squeezes out his voice: “How did I offend you?”

Lin Shiheng’s smile remained unchanged, but he gave the sincerest taunt.

“Haha. ”

Zhao Xingguang: “…”

To be honest, he is not afraid of the Lin Shiheng who used to do all kinds of little tricks behind his back. Anyway, no matter what kind of actions he takes, he can easily resolve them. But he is afraid of the Lin Shiheng who would always force him to eat sweets with the threat of a live broadcast.

Lin Shiheng’s goal is obvious.

He just wants to punish him.

But the problem is, he just grabbed a role once.

He didn’t even take it by force it. At least when Zhao Xingguang auditioned, he didn’t know that Lin Shiheng was auditioning too.

If he knew earlier that because such a role he would be hated…

He would never have auditioned for that role from the start. He would have stayed as far away as he could hide.

However, even if he regretted it now, he still has to keep a gentle smile that is in line with his public persona, and look at the reporters in front of him, asking those questions.

They haven’t started shooting yet. According to the procedure, the reporter would also ask the Director about the concept of the drama and why he wanted to shoot the drama. They also asked the leading and supporting actors why they wanted to take on the script.

Zhao Xingguang’s current role is very much in line with the gentle young man public persona, and he is also the female lead’s school idol. Of course, in this idol drama, the childhood sweetheart is not the same as the school idol. In his script, he would always silently support the female lead. Finally, after discovering that the female lead likes the male lead, he stood out to help the male lead take the blame and then leave school and flies abroad.

The role he chose for his younger sister is the female supporting role, she is a good friend of the female lead throughout the whole story. They gossip together. There is no romance and there is no kissing scene. It’s perfect.

Thinking so far, Zhao Xingguang suddenly took one curious look aside. Even in the face of the media, the smile on his face was still wanton. Lin Shiheng was asked, “what is your role?”

“Xiangyi’s boyfriend.”

Zhao Xingguang: “Wait, Xiangyi has no boyfriend in the script…”

“I know. ”

Lin Shiheng raised his eyebrows: “There is one now.”

He smacked them with money. He naturally could make the screenwriter invent a non-existent character. Anyway, this is not an adapted script, so the original script can be changed as much as he wants.

As Lin Shiheng spoke, he smiled more openly, smiling happily at the camera. But his voice squeezed through his teeth.

“You don’t like it? You want to hit me now?”

Zhao Xingguang: “…”

Seeing him motionless, Lin Shiheng sarcastically spoke. “I knew you didn’t have the courage. Tell me, who are you smiling so happily for? Aren’t you bored of it yet?”

For example, Yun Xiangyi; who bears the pain she shouldn’t bear at this age, has suffered all kinds of deception and betrayal, and is most sensitive to falsehood.

The more Zhao Xingguang wanted her to be happy and smiled at her, the more miserable she felt.

It so happens that Zhao Xingguang didn’t notice it at all. At the moment, he still thinks Lin Shiheng is mocking himself and gnashing his teeth. “It’s better than watching people sad.”

“Yeah.”

Lin Shiheng snorted in disdain. It was almost time to end the interview. The Director began to be interviewed.

These interviews are familiar to artists.

For example, when the Director was asked why he chose this group of actors, he would never say that he wasn’t looking at the acting skills and there was someone who enter through the backdoor that needed the role and the price was reasonable. Of course, it would be better if the artist could bring his own traffic.

But with a cheerful smile, he told the camera that he chose him because he was very suitable for the role. He felt that he saw the character at first sight and the audition was very smooth, so he employed him.

When asked why the star came to audition for the role, the truth: ‘yes, that’s right, I’m just doing it for the money’ was never said. Everyone generally said that they saw the script and thought the character was very interesting to play, or it was in line with their own character, or they were invited by the Director and so on.

When Zhao Xingguang was asked, the reason he chose it is that he thinks this role is very consistent with his character. Even though he is actually a careless person who always forgets things and still has some patriarchal thinking, which is completely opposite to the gentle, considerate and careful school prince in the script.

When Zhao Xingguang was interviewed, Lin Shiheng naturally stood beside Yun Xiangyi.

He turned his head and whispered to Yun Xiangyi, “do you think that they are all fake?”

Yun Xiangyi looked at the people’s smiling faces on and off the stage, and nodded her head.

“You never like to talk. Do you think that even if you talk, the person who will answer you doesn’t really want to answer?”

Yun Xiangyi listened to the magnetic pleasant voice in her ear and looked up at him with some surprise.

Lin Shiheng gave her a naughty smile, “don’t pretend, I saw it at a glance.”

“You see, Zhao Xingguang. I find it interesting to watch him tear that fake face off and growl.”

“But I think he is quite true to you. Every time I’m close to you, his expression is very anxious, like wanting to eat me.”

“We’ll settle this later. Let’s go out for dinner together.”

Zhao Xingguang heard this sentence as soon as he got away from the reporters. The smile on his face was almost unbearable. He stepped forward and squeezed himself between the two.

“Xiangyi, don’t listen to him.”

Even if he is attacked by sweet desserts, he will never give up protecting his sister!

Yun Xiangyi was stunned, glancing at her brother, who was angry at Lin Shiheng’s approach.

Why didn’t she notice it before?

As if Lin Shiheng didn’t hear what Zhao Xingguang said, he calmly said, “Let me remind you, there’s a live broadcast now.”

“Don’t broadcast this vicious smile on your face.”

Zhao Xingguang was about to push the guy away from his sister, when he looked down, and sure enough, he saw the camera.

When he came here, the guy didn’t say he was going to be broadcast live.

He gritted his teeth and could only put up with his dissatisfaction with Lin Shiheng for a while, and continued to maintain a gentle smile on his face.

Lin Shiheng is not affected by the live broadcast at all, and is still muttering to Yun Xiangyi, “this time we are couple, but there is no intimate scene. When we start the shoot, our rooms are also next to each other. We can frequently rehearse together.”

Before Yun Xiangyi could answer, Zhao Xingguang, with a smile on his face, squeezed words out of his teeth to say, “No.”

“I mean, Xiangyi is not your dependent. Why do you always make decisions for her? Even if you are a couple, you are not married yet.”

“Or do you think Xiangyi doesn’t have the power to decide on her own?”

Zhao Xingguang head was about to explode with anger.

What does this guy know?

Xiangyi has been in a mental hospital for so long that she is already mentally abnormal. If Xiangyi didn’t like filming too much, he wouldn’t even let her out the door.

She doesn’t know anything. What if she is cheated by Lin Shiheng?

“Anyway, it’s just not allowed. If you have anything, just come to me.”

Lin Shiheng smiled as if he didn’t see Yun Xiangyi slightly darkening look with every word from Zhao Xingguang. “Well, I’m sure I’ll give you a truckload of desserts.”

“Don’t worry, my assistant has made a list of desserts for you. There are all kinds of desserts, and you deserve to have them. ”

Zhao Xingguang: “…”

The interview went on, and seeing that it was almost Yun Xiangyi’s turn. Zhao Xingguang couldn’t quarrel with the Devil, Lin Shiheng. He slightly leaned over the camera and told his sister, “just do it according to the notes I taught you to memorize before. It’s all right. You’re not the lead actor. You’ll be all right.”

Yun Xiangyi looked at her nervous brother, and Lin Shiheng winking at her. Then she whispered, “I’m not afraid.”

Zhao Xingguang nodded happily. “Good girl, go ahead.”

Yun Xiangyi stood in front, and the reporter asked her some questions as usual. The girl standing on the stage was wearing a long skirt, her voice was clear and her attitude was natural. Her delicate face was more beautiful under the light.

Lin Shiheng glanced at Zhao Xingguang in front of him that had tense eyes and worries. “Why are you looking like this? It’s like Xiangyi is going to defuse a bomb. Isn’t it just an interview?”

Zhao Xingguang’s eyes never left his sister’s body. After listening to his words, he squeezed words out of his teeth. “What do you know? ”

“I might not know much.”

Lin Shiheng hissed with half-truths, “but I know why Xiangyi never communicates with other people. It’s all your fault.”

Zhao Xingguang was angry again, but thinking that his younger sister was still in front, he endured and put up with it again, but still refrained from paying attention to him.

It doesn’t matter if he was ignored, Lin Shiheng had thicker skin than the city wall.

He continued, “think about it yourself. Every time someone goes to say hello to Xiangyi, you would stay by her side. When people ask if she has eaten, you will help her answer it quickly. If you have always been like this since the beginning, it’s no wonder that Xiangyi won’t communicate with people.”

“So, it’s all your fault.”

Zhao Xingguang thought about it carefully, as if it were true.

No, he can’t!

How can he believe what Lin Shiheng said, especially what Lin Shiheng said to him?

It must be nonsense again, maybe he’s scheming something…

Zhao Xingguang wavered for a second, then determined again.

Lin Shiheng relentlessly brainwashed him. “Just now, Xiangyi herself hasn’t said anything yet. You warned her about how horrible an interview could be; as if she could die anytime because of it. But told her not to be afraid, as if looking down on her. Even if she wasn’t nervous, you’ll make her nervous.”

“… and last time, somebody else clearly likes desserts. But because I sent it, you wouldn’t let her eat it. Tell me, aren’t you reaching a bit too far?”

“As a boyfriend, you not only failed to take care of Xiangyi’s psychological needs, but also ignored her food needs, not reducing tension and pressuring her. Most importantly, last time, she clearly told me that she wanted to play the suspense movie, but you took her to pick up a youth idol drama.”

Zhao Xingguang gnashed his teeth. “If it wasn’t for you, if it wasn’t for your targeting. Would I take Xiangyi away?”

Lin Shiheng naturally skipped the topic, “Let’s talk about something else. Since Xiangyi’s debut, you’ve been controlling her script, haven’t you? You haven’t even given her a chance to choose, have you? She acts in everything you choose. I know I’m right!”

Zhao Xingguang didn’t feel like he did anything wrong, and his sister is in a bad mental state. Of course, he wouldn’t want her to take on a role full of dark negative energy.

But in the next second, Lin Shiheng’s words made him slightly waver in his persistence.

“As we all know, always playing a certain kind of role will make the audience permanently place you as such a character. That means, whatever you play in the future will be the same to them. That’s why you have to expand the characters you play. Did you let Xiangyi expand? Have you given her the chance?”