Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me
Chapter 165 : Torturing Shen Jingwei

Chapter 165: Chapter 165 : Torturing Shen Jingwei

"♪♪ Ah, ah, ah... Just let me hold you close~♪♪"

Wu Jin’s latest album blared from the car speakers, while he himself belted out his hit singles in karaoke.

"..."

Shen Jingwei scrunched up his face from pain.

While Shen Jingwei was not necessarily a fan of Wu Jin’s music, he was at the very least a polite and considerate person.

In light of the stabbing pain in his waist area, though, he was not in the mood of entertaining Wu Jin at all.

With his eyes squeezed shut, the man curled up in the passenger seat, his back turned toward Wu Jin in a futile attempt to escape the musical hell.

"♪♪ Why won’t you return my calls, why won’t you open the door for me~♪♪"

"♪♪ I love you so much, don’t you know~♪♪"

The love ballad supposedly made a lot of his fans melt on the spot.

Interestingly, it did not happen to Shen Jingwei. Wu Jin threw the man on the passenger seat a concerned look.

Maybe Shen Jingwei was not feeling well at all.

"You look so pale," Wu Jin commented. "Are you alright?"

"Yes... I would feel a lot better if you stop slowing and speeding irregularly."

And maybe stop singing when you are at it...

"Oh. Sorry, sorry. It’s just a habit of mine. I like to drive according to the beat. It’s fun. Oh here comes my favorite part..."

Shen Jingwei stifled a pained groan when Wu Jin started singing again.

"♪♪ You will love me forever, yeah yeah yeah~♪♪"

"♪♪ I will take you to the end of the world, carry you in my arms wherever we go~♪♪"

"♪♪ Just promise me, Baby~♪♪"

"Uhhh..."

Shen Jingwei fervently prayed for a quick and instant death.

Wu Jin seemed to be hell-bent on finishing the job the costume needle failed to complete.

"By the way, why didn’t you call Yan Renzhong to pick you up?"

Shen Jingwei opened his eyes slightly.

"Why should I?" He asked in return, his tone as nonchalant as possible.

"Isn’t it normal for boyfriends to take care of each other?"

"..."

His relationship with Yan Renzhong was a secret known only by a handful of people. Surely none of them would blab to Wu Jin, a newcomer in the drama.

Either Wu Jin knew the truth or he was merely fishing for information.

"I don’t know what you are talking about," Shen Jingwei snapped, a little harsher than he intended.

Wu Jin whistled.

"Oof, don’t be angry. I thought you and Yan Renzhong were dating. Sorry if I am wrong."

Shen Jingwei rubbed at his face with a hand.

"I am in pain," he said. "Can we please not talk?"

"Okay, okay."

After another torturous ten minutes, Wu Jin hit the brakes for one last time and proclaimed rather cheerfully, "We are here."

"Thanks."

Shen Jingwei turned the car handle, but it wouldn’t open.

He turned to look at Wu Jin, arching a brow quizzically.

"Look, Shen Jingwei, I am sorry," Wu Jin said. "I know I offended you. Can’t we just start from the beginning?"

He extended his hand in Shen Jingwei’s direction and beamed at him.

"Hi, my name is Wu Jin. I am but a humble singer signed with CNC Studio."

Shen Jingwei stared at his outstretched hand before shifting his gaze to Wu Jin’s smiling face.

"You don’t have to go that far," he slowly said. "I am only a Z-List actor, not deserving of your attention."

Wu Jin shook his head, his hand still in the air.

"For me, it doesn’t matter whether you are an A-List or a Z-List actor. We are co-stars, and I have grown to respect you during the two weeks we spent together. I merely hope that we can at least be friends when we are not shooting scenes."

"..."

Gingerly, Shen Jingwei reached out and shook Wu Jin’s hand.

"My name is Shen Jingwei from Beihai Entertainment."

"Nice to meet you."

"Likewise."

Hands locked together in a handshake, the two men stared at each other. They were so occupied with their own thought that it took Zhu Dongyi several seconds knocking at the car window to draw their attention.

"Oh."

Wu Jin pressed on a button and the car window on Shen Jingwei’s side rolled downward.

"Little Shen!" Zhu Dongyi sobbed. "I heard you got stabbed! Are you alright???"

"Old Zhu."

Shen Jingwei sighed out of relief.

"You are finally here."

Wu Jin pushed on another button to release his prisoner. Wincing, Shen Jingwei climbed out of the car with Zhu Dongyi’s help.

"Mr. Wu, thank you," Zhu Dongyi bowed his head several times. "Thank you for taking Little Shen home!"

"Oh, it’s nothing. Take good care of him, Manager Zhu!" Wu Jin waved cheerfully from the driver’s seat.

Zhu Dongyi supported the wobbling Shen Jingwei as they headed into the latter’s apartment building.

Wu Jin watched their backs intently for a while until he had enough and rolled the car windows shut.

His car pulled away from the apartment building and headed to Yunhuan Entertainment’s headquarters.

Today, Yunhuan Entertainment held a press conference to officially announce the launch of a criminal drama series, titled "Eyes Of The Hunter".

Feng Jietang, Yunhuan Entertainment’s top actor, was going to play the protagonist, a brilliant young detective who stood up against a genius villain in a string of mysterious murder cases.

He, on the other hand, was going to play Feng Jietang’s partner in the drama.

"Feng Jietang, very nice to meet you again," Wu Jin extended his hand to his co-star, a bright smile lacing his lips.

"Nice to see you too, Wu Jin. Congratulations on your latest album! Heard it was a hit!" Feng Jietang returned to smile with one of his own.

Camera light flashed around them incessantly as reporters frantically took pictures of Feng Jietang and Wu Jin together.

"I heard that the antagonist role has yet to be cast," Wu Jin whispered.

"Yes," Feng Jietang whispered back with a hint of disappointment. "An open audition will be held to cast the role."

Wu Jin smiled to himself.

He knew just the right person to play the role.