Chapter 17: Prove to Me You Can’t Live Without Me
Chu Xiaoran fell into instant silence.
At this moment, the bullet comments had taken off.
【Vocal! Chu Xiaoran is purely an ungrateful wretch! The show has aired until now, and it’s not the first time Fang Mo has clashed with Lin Huaizhi, but every time Chu Xiaoran speaks up for Fang Mo!】
【Became a fan of Chu Xiaoran because of Lost City. He made his name playing the seemingly harmless stuttering boy in that movie, who was actually the biggest villain.
This movie was produced by Huameng, but the director was Chen Jiaxin, known for strict casting. He didn’t even accept the boss inserting people. Lin Huaizhi wore out his lips back then to get Chu Xiaoran into the cast. Didn’t expect…
Honestly, the filter is shattered.】
Over these years, the public had seen how well Lin Huaizhi treated Chu Xiaoran. Lin Huaizhi, who disliked showing his face in public, would stand on stage for Chu Xiaoran’s movie press conferences.
Most of Chu Xiaoran’s fans were obsessive.
But there were a few sober ones.
Seeing Chu Xiaoran’s performance in the dating show, their hearts went cold halfway.
Yet Fang Mo wasn’t done; he still had to jump out and speak for Chu Xiaoran: “Brother Chu is gold! Gold shines wherever it is. You just discovered Brother Chu and let him shine a little earlier. But if you think you can manipulate Brother Chu’s body and heart because of this, keep dreaming!”
Lin Huaizhi: “…”
Lin Huaizhi sighed deeply.
“How many times do I have to say it? I don’t have any feelings like love for Chu Xiaoran. Signing him to Huameng and giving him resources was also because he gave me a hand when I was young. I repaid him with equivalent help, that’s all.”
He looked at Fang Mo.
“I also said, if you like Chu Xiaoran, go ahead and chase him boldly. I won’t interfere with employees’ private lives. Finally, I also said, I have someone I like. I came to this dating show to chase him.”
“How do I have to say it for you to understand?”
“To stop forcefully pairing me with Chu Xiaoran and saying I have improper thoughts about him?”
Fang Mo began to stammer again. That aggrieved look made Chu Xiaoran’s heart ache. “Come at me if you have a problem; don’t vent on him.”
【…】
【I always feel like Chu Xiaoran and Fang Mo don’t understand human language.】
Lin Huaizhi felt deeply that he couldn’t speak human language with these two. He turned back and grabbed Huo Chen’s hand. Amidst Huo Chen’s bewildered expression, he grabbed Huo Chen’s collar and pulled down, then kissed Huo Chen quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly.
When the warm sensation pressed against him, only tremors remained in Huo Chen’s pupils.
He wanted to push Lin Huaizhi away, but the latter seemed to sense his intention. His arms wrapped around his neck, hugging tightly. Their breaths interlaced, leaving no gap between lips and teeth.
Huo Chen wasn’t used to such contact.
But the person close at hand made his breath tremble uncontrollably. The push that wasn’t overly forceful turned into a half-hearted refusal, finally evolving into compliance.
The interaction between the two, oblivious to others, set off a huge wave. The number of people in the livestream and the volume of bullet comments grew crazily. Xu Qiao grabbed Hu Xiaoxu’s hand, watching them so excitedly her feet started jumping.
【VOCAL!!】
【Kissed, kissed! This is much fiercer than that light touch before!】
【Tongue out, right? Did I just see Lin Huaizhi stick out his tongue?! Does he want to French kiss Huo Chen! Zoom in for me! I want to see the details!!】
【Lin Huaizhi is damn good at this! This kiss inexplicably reminds me of that kiss on the lawn in Doukyuusei! So erotic!】
【Eh, why did the livestream go black?】
【Super Admin!! Release the livestream for this old lady! This old lady hasn’t seen enough!!】
The director looked at the livestream banned for spreading pornography and fell into deep thought. The livestream had been banned twice, once for the sub-channel, once for all channels.
The reason for the ban hadn’t changed; it was always spreading pornography.
The culprit hadn’t changed either.
The first time was his boss; the second time was his boss.
The director endured and endured, but finally couldn’t hold back: “Lin Huaizhi, that’s enough! Let go of Huo Chen immediately! Or I’ll call the police right now and say you’re sexually harassing him!”
Lin Huaizhi was a single dog.
He had been immersed in building his career all these years, hadn’t been in a relationship once, and naturally hadn’t met anyone he liked. Now that he had his eyes on Huo Chen, he finally knew why those young couples loved to kiss, hug, and lift each other up.
Look at Huo Chen, who seemed so cold and hard, yet his lips were soft as hell. Mainly because Dai Keqing was urging, sounding quite angry, otherwise he could have kissed a little longer.
Lin Huaizhi reluctantly let go of Huo Chen.
The person who was originally resistant subconsciously chased after him when Lin Huaizhi pulled away.
This scene stimulated Xu Qiao so much she jumped up directly: “Mom! The CP I ship is rushing towards each other (mutual love)!!”
Huo Chen suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at Xu Qiao, the aggression in his eyes about to spill over. Seeing this, Hu Xiaoxu quickly reached out and covered Xu Qiao’s mouth.
The mature and intellectual big sister smiled apologetically at him. “Kids make a fuss about nothing; just treat it like she farted.”
Xu Qiao wanted to shout that she didn’t fart; she just shipped them.
Lin Huaizhi was beautiful but not effeminate; on the contrary, he was handsome and gentle, but occasionally revealed a bit of aggressiveness. If he liked someone, he would be straightforward. Huo Chen was cold and unapproachable, looking the same to everyone. Those who liked his looks thought he was especially handsome; those who didn’t and were intimidated by his aura were afraid of him, thinking he wasn’t a good person.
And this kind of cold-faced, cool person was afraid of others crowding in front of him, unable to be driven away.
Being straightforward not only cured tsundere behavior.
It also cured Huo Chen.
Ten thousand thoughts passed through her heart, but in the end, Xu Qiao didn’t utter a word. It had to be said, Huo Chen’s look was really scary. She shipped the CP, but she didn’t have Lin Huaizhi’s big heart, remaining calm as death even if Huo Chen choked his neck.
“Don’t look at her, look at me.”
Huo Chen’s face was turned back by Lin Huaizhi. The beautiful young man reached out to wipe the water stain from his lips, smiling with curved eyes.
“Am I not as good-looking as her?”
Huo Chen lowered his eyes. The young man before him had a magnificent face, red lips, and white teeth. His peach-blossom eyes made him look very affectionate when gazing at someone.
Lin Huaizhi wasn’t the most outstanding in appearance among the people he had met.
But Lin Huaizhi was the boldest and most reckless one.
“You like me that much?”
Lin Huaizhi admitted frankly: “Of course. You are to me as the sea is to the whale, the forest to the deer, the air to humans. The first moment I saw you, I knew I would either be with you or be lonely for life.”
Huo Chen’s eyes were deep.
“Prove it to me.”
“Prove you like me as you say, prove you can’t live without me. If you can prove it, then I’ll be with you.”
Xu Qiao wanted to scream again, but Hu Xiaoxu had quick eyes and hands, covering her mouth again. “If you interrupt at this time, I won’t care if Huo Chen comes over with a knife.”
Lin Huaizhi was about to speak when the director couldn’t take it anymore.
“Can’t you two be affectionate earlier! Had to pull that kissing stunt! And made it so erotic! Otherwise, how good would it be for the audience to see this scene!”
After speaking, he looked at Fang Mo again. Afraid Fang Mo wouldn’t understand, he turned the volume of the small loudspeaker to the maximum: “Is it okay now!”
“Now do you believe Lin Huaizhi really doesn’t like your Brother Chu!”
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